Quota-related News
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Posted by International IDEA: |
2007-03-19 16:44:06.0 |
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New Publication About the Relationship Between Quotas and Electoral Systems There are two important variables that affect women’s political representation: the electoral system and the use of quotas for women. Combined in different ways, these variables have different results on women’s participation. International IDEA recently published a booklet about the combinations of electoral systems and the use of quotas: Designing for Equality: Best-fit, medium-fit and non-favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas. Designing for Equality provides an overview of how electoral systems function with different kinds of quotas for women. It assesses how women’s representation can be increased under different combinations of electoral systems and quotas. This publication aims to serve as a reference tool for all those who work to increase women’s representation in politics.http://www.idea.int/publications/designing_for_equality/index.cfm
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Posted by International IDEA: |
2007-03-15 10:23:46.0 |
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New International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics The first virtual network linking women in politics throughout the world was launched 27 February at the United Nations: the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics). This ground-breaking initiative was founded in partnership by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). The goal of iKNOW Politics is to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by utilizing a technology-enabled forum. At this website you can access resources, including an online library and the information and expertise of other users, experts and practioners. You can post questions and take part in discussion circles and share your own work and experiences.
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Posted by Drude Dahlerup: |
2007-02-17 15:30:30.0 |
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Quotas in Mauritania After the military coup in August 2005, rules about quotas for women were made by decree. In the November 2006 election, these rules - including very specific regulation of the rang ordering of candidates according to gender - were used for the first time. Women got 17,9 % of the seats in the National Assembly (a leap from 3% in the previous Assembly).
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Posted by IDEA: |
2006-04-03 15:06:33.0 |
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New quotas introduced in Bolivia Bolivia's recently approved Constituent Assembly Law, includes a gender quota in the CA Law, which should result in the election of at least 30% women.
In a nutshell, each of Bolivia's 70 districts will elect 3 constituyentes. The party placing first elects 2 constituyentes. The second place party elects one. Parties present three-person lists, of which at least one must be a woman-- either first or second in the list. Thus, the first place party will garner spots for 1 woman and 1 man. The second place party will obtain a slot for its whichever of its candidates is first on the list. In most cases, this will probably be a man. See more about Bolivia.
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Posted by IDEA: |
2006-01-23 14:34:42.0 |
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Quotas in Palestine election for the first time With the parliamentary election of January 25, gender quotas are introduced in Palestine.Law no 9 of 2005 states that the political parties must have at least 1 woman among the first 3 on the list, at least 1 woman among the next 4, and for the rest a woman for every fifth (closed lists). However, only half of the assembly of 132 is elected from such PR lists, while the remaining 66 are elected from single member districts without any quota regulation. Women candidates have not been very visible in the campaign.
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Posted by IDEA: |
2006-01-23 14:31:42.0 |
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New book: First world-wide study of gender quotas In this, the first world-wide study of the use of gender quotas in politics, the researchers ask: When do quotas empower women, and when are they just a symbolic gesture? “Women, Quotas and Politics”
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Posted by IDEA: |
2005-12-19 11:22:21.0 |
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New Paper: Women's Representation in the Rwandan Parliament This study focuses on women's representation in the Rwandan parliament. The overall purpose is to assess the force of Western theories on women's representation in a non-Western context and to provide a deeper understanding of how the use of quota affects women's representation. Read more.
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Posted by IDEA: |
2005-07-07 16:31:08.0 |
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New paper: Quota Regulations as a Means of Increasing Female Political Representation Quota Regulations as a Means of Increasing Female Political Representation? - Dr. Andrea Fleschenberg. Read more.
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2005-07-07 15:44:44.0 |
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New paper: Giving voice to the voiceless Giving voice to the voiceless: A field study from India about capacity building towards women in Panchayats as an instrument for empowerment - Caroline Szyber. Read more
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2005-07-07 15:17:37.0 |
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Lesotho Court of Appeal upholds gender quotas 30 June 2005 A landmark ruling in the Lesotho Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to declare the reservation of one third of the local government seats for women as unconstitutional. The decision, a first for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will hopefully lay to rest the critics who argue that the use of quotas is undemocratic. More >
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