Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America

Tomáš Došek is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the Institute of Political Science of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the Instituto de Iberoamérica, University of Salamanca, Spain.Flavia Freidenberg is Principal Researcher at the Institute of Legal Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Political and Social Science at the same university. She is Associate Editor of Politics and International Relations of Latin American Research Review (LARR).Mariana Caminotti is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina, and Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), at the Center for Federal and Electoral Studies of the School of Politics and Government of the same University.Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian is Director of the Department of Social Inclusion of the Organization of American States (OAS), and former Director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation (2011-2014). Muñoz-Pogossian holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Florida International University of Miami.

“This book leverages rigorous research to develop a series of policy proposals for expanding and deepening women’s involvement in Latin American democracies. The book is accessible to a broad audience including political science students, activists, and practitioners. … As such, Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America will serve as a springboard for future research on women’s political empowerment and a resource for cultivating formal and informal strategies for institutionalising women’s access to political power.” (Tiffany D. Barnes, Gender & Development, Vol. 25 (3), November, 2017)

• 1. Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America: An Introduction .- 2. Electoral Quotas and Beyond: Strategies to Promote Women in Politics .- 3. Critical Challenges of Quotas and Parity in Latin America .- 4. The Variation of Quota Designs and their Origins in Latin America (1991-2015) .- 5. Challenging Gender Inequality within the State: Policy Agencies and Quota Laws in Latin America .- 6. Organizational Repertoires for Advancing Women’s Rights: An Analysis of Structures, Groups and Policies in National Legislatures in Latin America and the Caribbean .- 7. Does Gender Make a Difference? The Gender Gap in Latin American Politics .- 8. Presidentas Twitteras: The Social Media Use of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Dilma Rousseff .- 9. Contributions of Electoral Justice to the Strengthening of Women’s Political Rights:  The Case of Mexico in Comparative Perspective .- 10. Women in Elections: Identifying Obstacles and Strategies to Promote Electoral Competitiveness .- 11. Women and Politics in Colombia: Reforms, Advocacy and Other Actions led by International Development Agencies (2007-2014) .- 12. Breaking Concrete, Glass and Cash Ceilings: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations from Scholars and Practitioners.