Women and legislative representation : electoral systems, political parties, and sex quotas

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PART I: MAJOITARIAN SYSTEMS Uganda: Reserved Seats for Women MPs: Affirmative Action for the National Women's Movement or the National Resistance Movement G.Bauer United Kingdom: The Mother of All Parliaments: Westminster's Male Face S.Childs, R.Campbell & J.Lovenduski United States of America: Feminist Society, Paternalist Politics: How the Electoral System Affects Women's Representation in the United States Congress D.T.Studlar Afghanistan: From Misogynist Theocracy to Gender-Inclusive Democracy? A.Fleschenberg France: The Single Member District System: The Hidden Bonus for Notables M.Sineau Australia: Early Promise Unfulfilled: The Electoral Representation of Women in Australia I.McAllister PART II: PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION South Africa: Challenging Traditional Thinking on Electoral Systems H.E.Britton Spain: Women in Parliament: The Effectiveness of Quotas C.Valiente Belgium: The Collateral Damage of Electoral System Design P.Meier Ireland: STV: A Gender-Proportional System? Y.Galligan Peru: Success Under Open List PR: The Election of Women to the Congress G.Schmidt PART III: MIXED-MEMBER SYSTEMS Mexico: Mas Mujeres? Mexico's Mixed-Member Electoral System M.Minojosa New Zealand: Gendering Parliamentary Representation: A Mixed System Producing Mixed Results J.Curtin Hungary: The Impact of Early Party Consolidation on Female Representation and the Mixed Electoral System G.Ilonszk Japan: Societal, Electoral, and Party Explanations for the Low Representation of Women in the House of Representatives R.Christensen Conclusion

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