WOMEN IN DEMOCRACIES : QUOTA SYSTEM AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN CHANGING SOCIETIES

Democracy guarantees equal right to both men and women and opens up equal spaces for the participation of women in the political process. Nonetheless, constitutional guarantee of equality proved futile and in most of the democracies women constitute less than 30 percent of the total representation....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Indian Journal of Political Science. - INDIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, 1939. - 77(2016), 1, Seite 15-20
1. Verfasser: Rai, Anuradha (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Indian Journal of Political Science
Schlagworte:Democracy Empowerment Quota system Women Representation
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