The impact of gender quotas
Subtitle: women's descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation
By: Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo, editors
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780199830084; 9780199830091
Subjects: Women political candidates; Cross-cultural studies; Government policy; Women and democracy; Representative government and representation; Political activity; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Conceptualizing the impact of gender quotas / Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo; title: Parity and legislative competence in France / Rainbow Murray; title: Gender and political backgrounds in Argentina / Susan Franceschet and Jennifer M. Piscopo; title: Quotas and qualifications in Uganda / Diana Z. O'Brien; title: Reserved seats, patriarchy, and patronage in Morocco / James N. Sater; title: Labels and mandates in the United Kingdom / Sarah Childs and Mona Lena Krook; title: Policy priorities and women's double bind in Brazil / Luis Felipe Miguel; title: Centralization and debate conditions in South Africa / Denise Walsh; title: Collective identities, institutions, security, and state-building in Afghanistan / Anna Larson; title: Paradoxes in the meanings of quotas in Belgium / Petra Meier; title: Political engagement and democratic legitimacy in Mexico; title: Women's empowerment and cultural change in Rwanda / Jennie Burnet; title: Politics as a male domain and empowerment in India / Lori Beaman ... [et al.]; title: Conclusion. Themes and implications for future research on gender quotas / Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo.