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dc.contributor.authorAlcântara Costa, Ana Aliceen
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-11T16:17:16Z
dc.date.available2016-01-11T16:17:16Z
dc.date.issued01/03/2010en
dc.identifier.citationAlcântara Costa, A., A. (2010) Quotas: A Pathway of Political Empowerment?. IDS Bulletin 41(2): 18-27en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7814
dc.description.abstractOver the last 20 years, the problem of low levels of representation of women in political office has been mobilising women, and especially feminists, throughout the world. The adoption of quotas has become a much?used tool to address the challenge of increasing women's political representation, and as a route to enhancing women's political empowerment. In Latin America, many countries have adopted quota systems, but with widely varying effects. This article takes stock of Latin American experience and asks to what extent quota systems have served as a pathway of women into politics. Identifying challenges to implementation and factors that have contributed to their success or failure, the article seeks to explore lessons that can be learnt from this experience that can help contribute to strengthening mechanisms and processes that support the achievement of greater equality in a sphere in which women continue to be grossly under?represented.en
dc.format.extent10en
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 41 Nos. 2en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titleQuotas: A Pathway of Political Empowerment?en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2010 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00119.xen


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