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Gender and Politics: A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of the Statutes of Brazilian and Portuguese Political Parties

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  • Maria Cecilia Eduardo

    (Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), XV de Novembro Street, 1299 - Centro, Curitiba 80060-000, PR, Brazil)

  • Maria Helena Santos

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Ana Lúcia Teixeira

    (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), Nova University Lisbon (NOVA), 1069-061 Lisbon, Portugal)

Abstract

This paper presents a descriptive and comparative analysis of the statutes of Brazilian and Portuguese political parties regarding women’s political participation. The main objective was to evaluate if and in what way women are included in the statutory guidelines. By means of the document analysis technique, we analyzed the statutes of political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies in the case of Brazil and the Assembly of the Republic in the case of Portugal. Our research hypothesis is that although the explanatory potential of party ideology has declined as political parties from different positions on the spectrum have started to adopt discourses in favor of women’s political participation, left-wing parties remain more inclusive in their texts. We could observe that in both countries, leftist parties remain the main encouragers of women’s political participation, at least in their statutory rules.

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  • Maria Cecilia Eduardo & Maria Helena Santos & Ana Lúcia Teixeira, 2023. "Gender and Politics: A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of the Statutes of Brazilian and Portuguese Political Parties," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:8:p:434-:d:1208538
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    1. Lígia Amâncio & Maria Helena Santos, 2021. "Gender Equality and Modernity in Portugal. An Analysis on the Obstacles to Gender Equality in Highly Qualified Professions," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-12, May.
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