Women Politics and Democracy in Latin America

Women  Politics  and Democracy in Latin America
Author: Tomáš Došek,Flavia Freidenberg,Mariana Caminotti,Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-01-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781349950096

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This book discusses the current tendencies in women’s representation and their role in politics in Latin American countries from three different perspectives. Firstly, the authors examine cultural, political-partisan and organizational obstacles that women face in and outside institutions. Secondly, the book explores barriers in political reality, such as gender legislation implementation, public administration and international cooperation, and proposes solutions, supported by successful experiences, emphasising the nonlinearity of the implementation process. Thirdly, the authors highlight the role of women in politics at the subnational level. The book combines academic expertise in various disciplines with contributions from practitioners within national and international institutions to broaden the reader’s understanding of women in Latin American politics.

Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America

Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America
Author: Maxine Molyneux
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2016-01-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781403914118

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This volume assesses one of the most important developments in contemporary Latin American women's movements: the engagement with rights-based discourses. Organised women have played a central role in the continued struggle for democracy in the region and with it gender justice. The foregrounding of human rights, and within them the recognition of women's rights, has offered women a strategic advantage in pursuing their goals of an inclusive citizenship. The country-based chapters analyse specific bodies of rights: rights and representation, domestic violence, labour rights, reproductive rights, legal advocacy, socio-economic rights, rights and ethnicity, and rights, the state and autonomy.

Women and Democracy

Women and Democracy
Author: Jane S. Jaquette,Sharon L. Wolchik
Publsiher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1998-10-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0801858380

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A unique look at the political experiences of women in two regions of the world--Latin American and Eastern and Central Europe--which have moved from authoritarian to democratic regimes. By examining various political attitudes and efforts of women as they learn to participate in the political process, contributors offer important new insights into democratic consolidation.

The Women s Movement In Latin America

The Women s Movement In Latin America
Author: Jane Jaquette
Publsiher: Westview Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: UTEXAS:059173011932434

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Women and Politics in Latin America

Women and Politics in Latin America
Author: Nikki Craske
Publsiher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-07-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780745666082

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This book provides a comprehensive view of women's political participation in Latin America. Focusing on the latter half of the twentieth century, it examines five different arenas of action and debate: political institutions, workplaces, social movements, revolutions and feminisms.

The Women s Movement In Latin America

The Women s Movement In Latin America
Author: Jane Jaquette
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-03-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780429962844

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For those interested in democratic transition and consolidation, social movements, and gender politics, this volume is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and probing analysis available of how women's groups are helping to reshape Latin America. The contributors document and assess the remarkable wave of women's political participation in Latin America over the past two decades. The first five case studies, on Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru, examine the origins, evolution, and goals of women's organizations as they worked together to end authoritarian rule and elaborate how women's groups have adapted in the 1990s to the day-to-day realities of democratic politics. In the 1990s, the challenge has shifted from mobilizing opposition to the very different task of working with parties and government bureaucracies in order to maintain and implement their agendas. The chapters on Nicaragua and Mexico broaden our understanding of political transitions.Seven case studies vividly illustrate the variety of women's movements in the region, ranging from the communal-kitchens movements to human rights groups. Each author discusses the strategies and debates of the feminist movements in question and records their political successes and failures. Jaquette's introductory and concluding essays provide a comparative framework, highlighting the innovative ways in which Latin American women are making gender a political issue.

Seeing Women Strengthening Democracy

Seeing Women  Strengthening Democracy
Author: Magda Hinojosa,Miki Caul Kittilson
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2020-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780197526965

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Under what conditions do citizens most effectively connect to the democratic process? We tend to think that factors like education, income, and workforce participation are most important, but research has shown that they exert less influence than expected when it comes to women's attitudes and engagement. Scholars have begun to look more closely at how political context affects engagement. This book asks how contexts promote women's interest and connection to democracy, and it looks to Latin America for answers. The region provides a good test case as the institution of gender quotas has led to more recent and dramatic increases in women's political representation. Specifically, Magda Hinojosa and Miki Caul Kittilson argue that the election of women to political office--particularly where women's presence is highly visible to the public--strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more "people like me" in politics changes attitudes and orientations toward government and politics. The authors untangle the effects of gender quotas and the subsequent rise in women's share of elected positions, finding that the latter exerts greater impact on women's connections to the democratic process. Women citizens are more knowledgeable, interested, and efficacious when they see women holding elected office. They also express more trust in government and in political institutions and greater satisfaction with democracy when they see more women in politics. The authors look at comparative data from across Latin America, but focus on an in-depth case study of Uruguay. Here, the authors find that gender gaps in political engagement declined significantly after a doubling of women's representation in the Senate. The authors therefore argue that far-reaching gender gaps can be overcome by more equitable representation in our political institutions.

Gender and Populism in Latin America

Gender and Populism in Latin America
Author: Karen Kampwirth
Publsiher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2010
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780271037097

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Analyzes populist movements in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela from a gender perspective. Considers the role of masculinity and femininity in populist leadership, the impact of populism on democracy and feminism, and women's critical roles as followers of these leaders. --From publisher description.