Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer

Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Though the number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years, women-marginalized in office and relegated to the least powerful committees and leadership posts-are not gaining political power. In Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer examines the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin America. Drawing on aggregate data from all eighteen Latin American democracies and original fieldwork in Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica, the book articulates a comprehensive theory that tackles the complex and often incomplete nature of women's political representation in Latin America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190453480
• Artikelnr.: 42727407

Autorenporträt

Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri. She has published in the American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: A Theory of Women's Political Representation
2. Descriptive Representation: Electing Women in Latin America
3. Preferences and Priorities: Gender and the Political Attitudes of Legislators
4. Making Policy: Bill Sponsorship, Cosponsorship, and Debates
5. Taking Charge: Leadership and Committees
6. Working in the District: Home Style
7. Symbolic Representation: Evoking Support for the Political System
Conclusion: Women's Representation in Latin American Legislatures
Appendix A: Data Collection
Appendix B: Survey Questionnaire
Appendix C: Variable Coding for Survey Analyses
Appendix D: Committees in Argentina, Colombia, and Costa Rica
Notes
References
Index