Women, Women's Organizations, and Political Parties1

Baer, Denise L.

doi:10.1093/0198293488.003.0006

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“…Gender quotas have diffused rapidly around the world in recent years, but one of the few countries where these debates have found no echoes at all is the United States. At first glance, this pattern is perplexing, given that both major parties have long applied gender quotas for internal party positions, first for party committees and then for party conventions (Baer 2003). Further, many states have redrawn electoral districts in an attempt to maximize the representation of ethnic minorities, most notably African Americans and Latinos.…”

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The Pros and Cons of Gender Quota Laws: What Happens When You Kick Men Out and Let Women In?

Baldez

2006

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addressed a series of questions about gender quota laws. Are quotas a good idea? Should more countries adopt them? Should the United States consider them? In this issue, three additional scholars weigh in. Lisa Baldez considers the pros and cons of gender quota laws on the basis of research she has done on the adoption and implementation of a gender quota law in Mexico. Mona Lena Krook maintains that the adoption of gender quota laws often reveals the deep-rooted nature of gender discrimination in existing processes of candidate recruitment. Finally, Medha Nanivadekar reflects on the lessons that can be drawn about gender quota laws from the example of the reserved seats for women in India, a measure that "created 1 million slots for women."

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Section: Quotas and Us Exceptionalismmentioning

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The Pros and Cons of Gender Quota Laws: What Happens When You Kick Men Out and Let Women In?

Baldez

2006

Pol Gender

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“…56 Reflecting the country's liberal citizenship model, all of these debates have centred on the issue of equality, fluctuating between a desire to combat discrimination and concerns to preserve 'merit' as a criterion of delegate selection. Most likely, they prevail in countries with liberal citizenship models because they facilitate access but do not necessarily mandate fixed outcomes, thus achieving a compromise between the promotion of women and the wish to emphasize equal opportunities over Despite their lack of attention to candidate provisions, however, both major parties have devoted a significant amount of time to discussing quotas for internal party positions.…”

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“…The Republicans, in contrast, chose not to regulate the state parties, although some states mandated 50-50 representation on their state central committees. 56 Reflecting the country's liberal citizenship model, all of these debates have centred on the issue of equality, fluctuating between a desire to combat discrimination and concerns to preserve 'merit' as a criterion of delegate selection. 57 With some exceptions, these soft quotas have enabled women to participate to a greater degree in party matters.…”

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Gender Quotas and Models of Political Citizenship

Krook¹,

Lovenduski²,

Squires³

2009

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

114

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Gender quotas have spread rapidly around the world in recent years. However, few studies have yet theorized, systematically or comparatively, variations in their features, adoption and implementation. This article surveys quota campaigns in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. It proposes that one or more sets of controversies influence the course and outcomes of quota reforms. These revolve around (1) competing principles of equality, (2) different ideas about political representation, and (3) various beliefs about ‘gender’ and its relation to other kinds of political identities. The article draws on these distinctions to identify four broad models of political citizenship that determine the kinds of quota policies that are pursued and their prospects for bringing more women into political office.

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Why Not a Woman of Color?

Sanbonmatsu

2015

Oxford Handbook Topics in Politics

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This review seeks to broaden the study of women candidates and minority women’s candidacies, specifically by focusing on the intersection of gender and race in statewide executive officeholding. Scholarly neglect of this topic risks naturalizing the dearth of women of color in statewide executive positions, sending the message that it is understandable that women lack access to those offices and/or that such offices aren’t realistically obtainable. Using data from the Center for American Women and Politics, the article assesses the status of women of color in statewide offices, examines state and party patterns in their presence as candidates and officeholders, and suggests directions for future research. Due to the low number of women of color who have ever achieved statewide office, the article combines women across racial/ethnic backgrounds into the category “women of color” to make an analysis feasible; however, future scholars could examine differences among women.

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Women, Women's Organizations, and Political Parties1

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

The Pros and Cons of Gender Quota Laws: What Happens When You Kick Men Out and Let Women In?

The Pros and Cons of Gender Quota Laws: What Happens When You Kick Men Out and Let Women In?

Gender Quotas and Models of Political Citizenship

Why Not a Woman of Color?

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