Pages tagged "Gender Quotas"
Gender Quotas for the Underrepresented? A Gender Parity Case Study: Brazil
To achieve progress in women’s representation in many countries, including Brazil, a change in systems which enable and support the disenfranchisement of women and minorities is needed.
Women's Representation in Chile: Comparative Analysis of Gender Balance Legislation in Chile and Bolivia
Chile is the country with the highest GDP per capita and Human Development Index in South America, yet it was one of the last countries to enact a gender quota law in the region. Though higher levels of economic development should be paired with greater gender parity, the reality is that Chile ranks 84th in the world in terms of the percentage of women in Congress, with just 23 percent in the Lower and Upper Houses.