Women’s Representation and Political Engagement in Local Governments: Evidence from Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
pp. 203-227
Author(s):  
Kamala Liyanage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation

Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Hinojosa ◽  
Miki Caul Kittilson
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Democratic Process ◽  
Gender Gaps ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Women’S Representation ◽  
The Impact

How does the more equitable representation of women in positions of power affect male and female citizens? We argue that the election of women to political office—particularly where women’s presence is highly visible to the public—strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more “people like me” in politics changes attitudes and orientations toward the democratic process. Substantial variation persists across Latin America in gender gaps in political engagement and political support. To assess the effects that women’s officeholding has on these, we pair comparative survey data from Latin American countries with case study evidence from Uruguay. The Uruguayan case offers a unique laboratory for testing the impact of women’s representation in elected positions of power on political engagement and support. Our panel survey of Uruguayan citizens reveals that the expected gender gaps in political knowledge, political interest, and other forms of political engagement were alive and well six weeks before the elections. Yet, just six weeks following the election—after the use of a gender quota had led to a doubling of women’s representation in the Senate—those gender gaps had largely disappeared or had significantly waned. Our findings indicate that far-reaching gender gaps can be overcome by more equitable representation in our political institutions.

scholarly journals Affirmative Action Untuk Mengurangi Disparitas Gender Dalam Politik di Kota Serang

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Arenawati Arenawati ◽  
Nikki Prafitri ◽  
Yeni Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women’S Representation

Affirmative action is a solution to reducing gender disparities in various fields including politics. Efforts to increase women's representation are important in providing justice for women for their political rights, by producing policies that protect women's political rights. The indicator set by the Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality is the number of women's representation in parliament. This research is motivated by the condition where the number of members of the Serang City DPRD for the 2019-2024 period is only 8 women from a total of 45 members or 17%, where this number has not met the 30% quota for women. This study aims to determine the affirmative action taken to reduce gender disparities in politics. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with interactive data analysis techniques. This research finds that from a policy perspective, both the central and local governments have made efforts to carry out affirmative action in the political field even though women's participation in politics is still low. This is inseparable from obstacles in the form of public perceptions of the quality of female cadres, women's self-distrust, factors of family support and family background. The study also found that strengthening the role of political parties through socialization, gender-biased political education and the involvement of female cadres in organizational activities and community empowerment activities can have an effect on reducing the stigma of gender disparity in politics

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
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