Testing the Politics of Presence: Women’s Representation in Local Government in Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
pp. 305-321
Author(s):  
Kamala Liyanage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation

Exploring the Low Levels of Women's Representation in Japanese Local Government

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
CATHERINE BOCHEL ◽  
HUGH BOCHEL
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation ◽  
Low Levels

Although women have consistently outvoted men in elections in Japan since the 1970s, the country has a relatively poor record in terms of women being elected to representative bodies. In recent years, there have been increases, particularly in the number of women in the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, but at the local level the rate of change has been slower.As in other states, a number of propositions have been put forward to explain the low numbers of women in local assemblies. Drawing upon a variety of sources, including the developing literature and interviews with women councillors and others, this article seeks to identify the variety of factors that have contributed to holding down levels of female representation in local government in Japan. It examines these in the context of recent changes and considers the extent to which there is the prospect for further change.

An Introduction to Gender and Representation in Latin America

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Latin American Politics ◽  
Gender And Politics ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Women’S Representation ◽  
And Gender

In this introductory chapter of Gender and Representation in Latin America, Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer argues that gender inequality in political representation in Latin America is rooted in institutions and the democratic challenges and political crises facing Latin American countries. She situates the book in two important literatures—one on Latin American politics and democratic institutions, the other on gender and politics—and then explains how the book will explore the ways that institutions and democratic challenges and political crises moderate women’s representation and gender inequality. She introduces the book’s framework of analyzing the causes and consequences of women’s representation, overviews the organization of the volume, and summarizes the main arguments of the chapters.

Women’s representation in politics: The effect of electoral systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 104399
Author(s):  
Martín Gonzalez-Eiras ◽  
Carlos Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Electoral Systems ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation

More Stable than Strong: Women’s Representation, Voters and Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 237-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Harmer ◽  
Rosalynd Southern
Keyword(s):  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation

scholarly journals EFIS: Driving women's representation in immunology in Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Sautés-Fridman ◽  
Anna Erdei
Keyword(s):  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation
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