Political power and women's representation in Latin America

The number of women elected to national legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years. Although this increase is due to gender-friendly electoral rules such as gender quotas and proportional electoral systems, it has, in turn, fostered constituent support for representative democracy. Still, although women are gaining political voice and bringing women's issues to state agendas, they are not gaining political power. Using a comparative study of recent trends in women's representation in Latin America, this book develops an integrated theory of women's representation that analyzes and connects trends in relation to four facets of political representation: formal, descriptive,substantive and symbolic. INDICE: 1.: Introduction: A Theory of Women's Political Representation;2.: Descriptive Representation: Electing Women in Latin America; 3.: Preferences and Priorities: Gender and the Political Attitudes of Legislators; 4.: Making Policy: Bill Sponsorship, Cosponsorship, and Debates; 5.: Taking Charge: Leadership and Committees; 6.: Working in the District: Home Style; 7.: Symbolic Representation: Evoking Support for the Political System; Conclusion: Women's Representation in Latin American Legislatures; Appendix A: Data Collection; Appendix B: Survey Questionnaire; Appendix C: Variable Coding for Survey Analyses; Appendix D: Committees in Argentina, Colombia, and Costa Rica; Notes; References; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973195-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 16/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés