Women’s political equality: theoretical approaches to affirmative action.

(2015) Women’s political equality: theoretical approaches to affirmative action. In: UNSPECIFIED Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, pp. 73-100. doi: 10.29344/07196458.15.272

Abstract/Summary

The following essay presents an overview of theoretically based issues around the debate on women’s political representation and participation, having as a central strand the appropriateness of affirmative action strategies. It is built from the justifications that support the need for better ways of representing disadvantaged groups in general and women in particular as a requirement for democracy and social justice. The essay debates affirmative action and some false assumptions around it, arguing for gender quotas as the strongest mechanism to achieve a definite inclusion of women into politics.

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/102444
Identification Number/DOI	10.29344/07196458.15.272
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > Languages and Cultures > Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Uncontrolled Keywords	Gender Politics, Affirmative Action, Representation
Publisher	Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez
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