Seeing women, strengthening democracy : how women in politics foster connected citizens / Magda Hinojosa and Miki Caul Kittilson.

• Women and politics across Latin America -- How visibility matters : the visible cue theory of representation -- Women's political inclusion in Latin America : the challenges of gauging visibility -- Invisible laws, visible gains : gender and politics in Uruguay -- Piquing political interest, forging political engagement -- Inspiring trust in institutions, building political support -- Seeing women, strengthening democracy.

• "How does the more equitable representation of women in positions of power affect male and female citizens? We argue that the election of women to political office-particularly where women's presence is highly visible to the public-strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more "people like me" in politics changes attitudes and orientations toward the democratic process. Substantial variation persists across the region in gender gaps in political engagement and political support. To assess the effects that women's officeholding has on these, we pair comparative survey data from Latin American countries with case study evidence from Uruguay. The Uruguayan case offers a unique laboratory for testing the impact of women's representation in elected positions of power on political engagement and support. Our panel survey of Uruguayan citizens reveals that the expected gender gaps in political knowledge, political interest, and other forms of political engagement were alive and well six weeks before the elections. Yet, just six weeks following the election-after the use of a gender quota had led to a doubling of women's representation in the Senate-those gender gaps had largely disappeared or had significantly waned. Our findings indicate that far-reaching gender gaps can be overcome by more equitable representation in our political institutions"-- 

Ämnesord

Kvinnor i politiken  (sao)

Kvinnliga politiker  (sao)

Kvinnor i det offentliga livet  (sao)

Women  -- Political activity -- Latin America. (LCSH)

Women and democracy  -- Latin America. (LCSH)

Women politicians  -- Latin America. (LCSH)

Women public officers  -- Latin America. (LCSH)

Representative government and representation  -- Latin America. (LCSH)

Politiskt deltagande  -- genusaspekter (sao)

Kvinnorepresentation  -- politiska aspekter (sao)

Women in public life  (LCSH)

Women in politics  (LCSH)

Women politicians  (LCSH)

Latinamerika  (sao)

Latin America  -- Politics and government -- 21st century. (LCSH)

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HQ1236.5.L37 (LCC)

320.082098 (DDC)

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