Quota Legislation and the Election of Women: Learning from the Costa Rican Experience

Author: Jones, Mark P.

Source: The Journal of Politics, Volume 66, Number 4, November 2004 , pp. 1203-1223(21)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

National quota legislation is theoretically unrivaled in its ability to substantially increase the number of women legislators elected. However, not all legislation is equally effective in achieving this goal. In order to improve scholarly understanding of the effect of quota legislation on the election of women, this study takes advantage of a unique quasi-experiment provided by Costa Rica, which over the past ten years employed three distinct forms of quota legislation. Evidence from Costa Rica suggests that to achieve optimal effectiveness, quota legislation must require political parties to place a minimum percentage of women on their lists, as well as mandate these placements be in electable positions.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3816.2004.00296.x

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