Designing for Equality: Women's quotas and women's political participation

Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn

Development, 2007, vol. 50, issue 1, 36-42

Abstract: Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn ask whether a society excluding over 50 per cent of its members – women – can be deemed democratic. Is it enough to hold elections if the elections are yielding results that are in no way gender representative? Are any electoral processes – with or without quotas – gender neutral? These questions need to be answered in order to discuss and design electoral provisions that enable women's representation and political participation. Development (2007) 50, 36–42. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100333

Date: 2007
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