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The recent democratization and renewed federalism have reshaped Mexican political representative institutions and affected women's representation. This book examines the conditions that influence the levels and practices of women's representation in a revitalized federal political structure.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Representation of Women in Mexican States: An Introduction to the Research
Chapter 2: Pathways to Gender Parity: Federal And Local Amendments, Future Judicial Reviews
Chapter 3: Political Parties and the Representation of Women
Chapter 4: The Informal System: Political Networks, Clientelism and Political Capital
Chapter 5: Women's Conditions in Mexican State Politics
Glossary
Bibliography

About the author

By Fernanda Vidal Correa

Summary

The recent democratization and renewed federalism have reshaped Mexican political representative institutions and affected women’s representation. This book examines the conditions that influence the levels and practices of women’s representation in a revitalized federal political structure.

Product details

• Authors: Fernanda Vidal Correa, Vidal Correa Fernanda
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2017
• EAN: 9781498534390
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3439-0
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Mexico, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Politics & government, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Politics and government, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice