The impact of gender quotas /
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest. To date, research on these measures has focused primarily on quota design, adoption, and effects on the numbers of women elected. While this remains a cruc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest. To date, research on these measures has focused primarily on quota design, adoption, and effects on the numbers of women elected. While this remains a crucial focus, quotas are not simply about changing the proportion of women in political office. Both supporters and opponents of quotas suggest, albeit from different perspectives, that positive action for women as candidates will influence the kinds of women elected, the policy-making process as it co. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199830107 019983010X 1280594632 9781280594632 9780199932924 0199932921 9780190236779 0190236779 |