Representation for women: should feminists support quotas?
By: Dhanda, Meena.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000Description: p.2969-976.Subject(s): Women in politics
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: Justifications for gender quotas in legislative bodies must move beyond an evaluation of the consequences of such a policy. It is a mistake to think that gender quotas will essentialise or trap women in their identity as women. Different women have been excluded from parliamentary politics in different ways, and it is necessary to devise political measures for their inclusion which take these differences into account. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 35, Issue no: 33 | Available | AR46306 |
Justifications for gender quotas in legislative bodies must move beyond an evaluation of the consequences of such a policy. It is a mistake to think that gender quotas will essentialise or trap women in their identity as women. Different women have been excluded from parliamentary politics in different ways, and it is necessary to devise political measures for their inclusion which take these differences into account. - Reproduced
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