Gender and representation in Latin America / edited by Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A., editor.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Latin America.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Women legislators.

Women public officers.

Latin America.

Women public officers--Latin America.

Women legislators--Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 330 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Just as Latin American Countries Began to Transition to democracy in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the region saw gains in social, cultural, and economic gender equality. In accordance with modernization theories, women in the region also have made significant inroads into elected office. However, these gains vary a great deal between countries in Latin America and within different levels of government. This book makes, for the first time, a comprehensive comparison of gender and representation across the region, in seven countries and at five different levels of government. Overall, it argues that gender inequality in political representation in Latin America is rooted in democratic institutions and the democratic challenges and political crises facing the region. The political context not only influence the number of women and men elected to office, but also what they do once in office, the amount of power they gain access to and how their presence and actions influence democracy and society more broadly. Drawing on the expertise of scholars of women, gender, and political institutions, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of women's representation in Latin America and will be an important resource for research on women's representation worldwide. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 An Introduction to Gender and Representation in Latin America 1

Part I Arenas of Representation

2 Latin America's Presidentas: Overcoming Challenges, Forging New Pathways 19

3 Women in Presidential Cabinets: Getting into the Elite Club? 39

4 Women in Legislatures: Gender, Institutions, and Democracy 56

5 Women in Political Parties: Seen But Not Heard 74

6 Women's Representation in Subnational Governments: Replicating National Institutions or Forging a Unique Path? 99

Part II Countries

7 Women's Representation in Argentine National and Subnational Governments 121

8 Informal Institutions and Women's Political Representation in Chile (1990-2015) 140

9 Parity without Equality: Women's Political Representation in Costa Rica 156

10 Marginalization of Women and Male Privilege in Political Representation in Uruguay 175

11 Women's Conditioned Access to Political Office in Mexico 196

12 Women, Power, and Policy in Brazil 211

13 Female Representation in Colombia: A Historical Analysis (1962-2014) 228

14 Conclusion: The Gendered Nature of Democratic Representation in Latin America 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 08, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version: Gender and representation in Latin America.

ISBN:

9780190851248

0190851244

Publisher Number:

99975544929

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.