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| Subject: women Qouta system; Posted by Ahmed from Sudan: | 2008-02-03 14:05:52.0 |
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| I failed to comprehend the debate that dominates the political scene these days in Sudan, where political parties (mostly dominated by men) divided on this issue, 13 Sudanese political parties (including SPLM) against the National Congress Party (NCP). They stuck in the issue of what quota system to use in the election law. It seams the NCP in favor of (reserved seats: a tier for women candidates only). The other parties favoring (Nomination: percentage regulations without placement mandate/rank-order rules). I have no idea if any one understood what was the fuss is all about. | |
| Subject: Canada; Posted by josh from Canada: | 2008-02-02 20:12:47.0 |
I was wondering if Canada has a quota for Women in the parliment?
Thanks. |
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| Subject: quotas in the government composition; Posted by marta from Spain: | 2007-07-25 12:25:42.0 |
| Does exist any law which sets any quota regarding the governement composition? (I mean ministers and so on?). Thank you very much | |
| Subject: Quota on Nigeria; Posted by Yemisi from Finland: | 2007-05-16 09:18:42.0 |
This is a great website! I was curious to know what women's quota will be for my country Nigeria, but it was not available. Will the site be updated periodically to include countries not currently featured (like Nigeria)? Thanks and kind regards Yemisi |
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| Subject: The US and Gender Quotas; Posted by International IDEA from Sweden: | 2007-03-16 14:56:42.0 |
Michelle wrote:
3) The third option is the quota by nomination, percentage without placement mandates/rank order rule. Possible only between districts (on a national or regional level) e.g. by stipulating that women will be fielded in a certain number of districts. Not to be confused with the ‘women only’ tier. But this quota runs the risk that parties who are not eager to nominate women will only nominate them in districts where the seat is likely to be won by a competing party anyway. Read more about which other gender quotas there are and how they would work in combination of the electoral system in the States or in any other country: "Designing for Equality: Best-fit, medium-fit and non favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas" http://www.idea.int/publications/designing_for_equality/index.cfm. |
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| Subject: quotas or lack thereof in US; Posted by Michelle from United States: | 2007-03-12 04:15:00.0 |
| has anyone done any extensive research as to what a quota system in the united states would look like, or if it would be effective if implemented? |
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| Posted by Transparency International Vanuatu from Vanuatu: | 2006-10-27 11:06:05.0 |
Vanuatu is a relatively new democracy with only 2 female members out of 52. The next election is in March 2008 and we are trying to push for more women in parliament through political party candidature rather than amending legislation. We would be grateful for any comments or advice in aiming for this goal. |
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| Subject: India revolving ward system; Posted by Drude Dahlerup from Sweden: | 2006-06-14 16:16:16.0 |
| Indeed, I have found no other country than India at the local level, who solves the problem of quotas in a majoritarian electoral system with rotating between the wards (for gender as well as scheduled casts in combination). In Bangladesh at the local level, for instance, three wards are combined to elect one women. While the Indian system leads to the problem that women often sit for only one periods, because at the next election the reservation has moved to another ward, the Bangladesh system implies a competition between those elected in the individual wards, and the women elected on women's seats in three overlapping wards - who is really representing the individual ward? | |
| Subject: India revolving ward system; Posted by Drude Dahlerup from Sweden: | 2006-06-13 16:35:19.0 |
I cannot guarantee that no other country uses rotation to make quotas work at their local level. Maybe someone else has information on this? A discussion about how the Indian system works is to be found in Drude Dahlerup (ed): "Women, Quotas and Politics", Routledge 2006, chap.9 on South Asia.
Drude Dahlerup |
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| Posted by Naomi Black from Canada: | 2006-06-09 16:49:54.0 |
Hi - your discussion list seems to have been hijacked - presumably why I havent had any response to my query about whether any place besides India uses a revolving ward system to put reservations for women in place... Hoping this is still in operation. Your site is very useful and I will be picking up the Dahlerup book at the APSA meetings. Sincerely, NaomiBlack |
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