Gendered Party Strategies and Quotas

• In Event: Candidates, Quotas, and Representational Outcomes

Brief Overview

Why is parity elusive even with electoral quotas? We argue parties are gate-keepers using gendered strategies of candidate selection and list-ranking. This negatively affects women's representation.

Authors

• Diana Davila Gordillo, Lake Forest College

• Sebastián Vallejo Vera, University of Western Ontario