1. Gender, Descriptive Representation, and Legislative Behavior in
Post-Quota Argentina
2. Gendered Policies in the Argentine Provinces: A Showcase of
Uneven Implementation
3. Electoral Quotas at the National Level in Brazil: An Arduous
Road to Nowhere?
4. Quotas at Subnational Levels in Brazil: More Dead-End Roads?
5. Quotas in Peruvian Congressional Elections: Success under Open
List Proportional Representation
6. Quotas in Peruvian Municipal and Regional Elections: Accidental
Success in Majoritarian Systems
7. Ballot Structure and Regional Context: A Comparison of Lima and
the Provinces
Adriana Piatti-Crocker is associate professor of political science
at the University of Illinois, Springfield.
Gregory D. Schmidt is professor of political science at the
University of Texas at El Paso.
Clara Araújo is professor and researcher at the Graduate Program in
Social Sciences at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Gender Quotas in South America’s Big Three paints a richly detailed
portrait of gender quotas at the national and subnational levels in
Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, describing their adoption and
implementation. . . . Overall, Gender Quotas provides a useful
overview of the literature on quotas for readers unfamiliar with
the topic; it offers a rich description of the electoral systems
and gender quotas used in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru; and
empirically documents the numbers of women in positions of
political influence across these countries.
*Perspectives on Politics*
This volume offers fresh perspectives on critical questions in the
study of gender quotas. It explores the impact of quotas on women's
election in three important Latin American countries, the diffusion
of quota laws across Argentine provinces, the varied impact of
quotas and ballot structure at the subnational level in Peru, the
puzzle of why Brazil's quota laws produced only a minimal impact on
numbers of women elected, and the related puzzle of why women have
fared better than expected under open list proportional
representation in Peru. The book provides an essential guide to the
complexities of women's political representation for a broad
audience including scholars, activists, policy makers, and
students.
*Mala Htun, University of New Mexico*
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