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Incorporates important recent changes in women's political participation and representation, such as the election of new women presidents and prime ministers and the continued spread of gender quotas Expanded coverage of women's political participation now includes women judges and women in local levels of governance Updated coverage of women's political representation in the Middle East and North Africa highlights events and issues since the Arab Spring Incorporates more than 100 new studies from the rapidly expanding field of gender and politics Includes an up-to-date discussion on gender quotas and their effects, including coverage of the trend towards “parity” quotas KEY FEATURES: Six chapters cover women's political power in specific geographic regions with case studies from all over the world Includes the latest information available on women in politics worldwide Charts, maps, and tables give visual overviews of the substantial variation in women's access to political power around the world, the growth in women's political power over time, and persistent obstacles to gender equality in politics
Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean
Who would have said, 10, 15 years ago, that a woman would be elected president?
In May 2015, women held approximately 23% of the seats in the national legislatures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Although 23% is still not equal, women have clearly made gains in the region in recent years. Only 3 countries have less than 10% women in their lower house of parliament— Brazil, Belize, and Haiti—while 10 countries have more than 30%—Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Mexico, and Nicaragua (see Table 12.1). In October 2014, Bolivia surpassed 50% women in its national legislature. At the subnational level, women appear in legislative office ...
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