Fernanda Vidal Correa is a research fellow at Panamerican University.

Fernanda Vidal raises critical questions that have long concerned those of us invested in understanding the effects on women's empowerment brought by the newly acquired democratic life in Mexico. How do federal institutional designs relate to or influence women's political participation? How have political parties influence women's path towards politically successful positions? And, what do cultural and gendered stereotypes have meant for women's political careers? Fernanda's book is also for anyone concerned with Latin American politics and gendered institutional designs, male dominated networks supporting patriarchal and clientelist systems, and women's political pathways in federally designed politics.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Representation of Women in Mexican States: An Introduction to the ResearchChapter 2: Pathways to Gender Parity: Federal And Local Amendments, Future Judicial ReviewsChapter 3: Political Parties and the Representation of WomenChapter 4: The Informal System: Political Networks, Clientelism and Political CapitalChapter 5: Women’s Conditions in Mexican State PoliticsGlossaryBibliography

Fernanda Vidal Correa is a research fellow at Panamerican University.

Fernanda Vidal raises critical questions that have long concerned those of us invested in understanding the effects on women's empowerment brought by the newly acquired democratic life in Mexico. How do federal institutional designs relate to or influence women's political participation? How have political parties influence women's path towards politically successful positions? And, what do cultural and gendered stereotypes have meant for women's political careers? Fernanda's book is also for anyone concerned with Latin American politics and gendered institutional designs, male dominated networks supporting patriarchal and clientelist systems, and women's political pathways in federally designed politics.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Representation of Women in Mexican States: An Introduction to the ResearchChapter 2: Pathways to Gender Parity: Federal And Local Amendments, Future Judicial ReviewsChapter 3: Political Parties and the Representation of WomenChapter 4: The Informal System: Political Networks, Clientelism and Political CapitalChapter 5: Women’s Conditions in Mexican State PoliticsGlossaryBibliography

Fernanda Vidal Correa is a research fellow at Panamerican University.

Fernanda Vidal raises critical questions that have long concerned those of us invested in understanding the effects on women's empowerment brought by the newly acquired democratic life in Mexico. How do federal institutional designs relate to or influence women's political participation? How have political parties influence women's path towards politically successful positions? And, what do cultural and gendered stereotypes have meant for women's political careers? Fernanda's book is also for anyone concerned with Latin American politics and gendered institutional designs, male dominated networks supporting patriarchal and clientelist systems, and women's political pathways in federally designed politics.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Representation of Women in Mexican States: An Introduction to the ResearchChapter 2: Pathways to Gender Parity: Federal And Local Amendments, Future Judicial ReviewsChapter 3: Political Parties and the Representation of WomenChapter 4: The Informal System: Political Networks, Clientelism and Political CapitalChapter 5: Women’s Conditions in Mexican State PoliticsGlossaryBibliography