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Designing for Equality: Women's quotas and women's political participation

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  • Stina Larserud
  • Rita Taphorn

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Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn ask whether a society excluding over 50 per cent of its members – women – can be deemed democratic. Is it enough to hold elections if the elections are yielding results that are in no way gender representative? Are any electoral processes – with or without quotas – gender neutral? These questions need to be answered in order to discuss and design electoral provisions that enable women's representation and political participation. Development (2007) 50, 36–42. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100333

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  • Stina Larserud & Rita Taphorn, 2007. "Designing for Equality: Women's quotas and women's political participation," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 50(1), pages 36-42, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:develp:v:50:y:2007:i:1:p:36-42
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    1. Paola Profeta & Eleanor Woodhouse, 2018. "Do Electoral Rules Matter for Female Representation?," CESifo Working Paper Series 7101, CESifo.

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