Gender Quotas and Party Strategy in Tunisia’s 2018 Municipal Elections

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Brief Overview

Gender quota laws have supported the entry of female candidates into the political sphere in Tunisia. Despite achieving numerical parity, Tunisian parties adopted a variety of strategies to manipulate the quota rules to their advantage.

Authors

• Alexandra Domike Blackman, New York University, Abu Dhabi

• Julia Clark, University of California-San Diego

• Aytug Sasmaz, Harvard University