Defending the status quo : on adaptive resistance to electoral gender quotas /

"Silence and inaction as sufficient strategies to keep the quota idea at a distance became obsolete when strong quota proponents managed to get elected to Parliament in 1999 and strategically carve out space to increase their pressure for quotas within the legislative arena. When women legislat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Josefsson, Cecilia (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:	Studies in feminist institutionalism
Subjects:	Legislators > Latin America > Attitudes. Resistance (Philosophy) > Political aspects. Women political candidates > Latin America. Sex discrimination against women > Political aspects > Latin America. Elections > Social aspects > Latin America. Latin America > Politics and government > 1980- Parlementaires > Amérique latine > Attitudes. Résistance (Philosophie) > Aspect politique. Candidates (Élections) > Amérique latine. Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > Aspect politique > Amérique latine. Élections > Aspect social > Amérique latine. Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement > 1980- POLITICAL SCIENCE. Political Process. Politics & government. Politics and Government. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Resistance to gender equitable policy change
Agenda setting: Silence and inaction
Policy formulation: Arguing against quotas
Decision-making: Jumping on the bandwagon and modifying policy
Implementation: Minimizing damage and keeping women out
The permanent quota and variations in resistance across parties.