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Title
Women's descriptive representation in Burundi : the mixed effects of gender quotas
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Abstract
Building on original data collected for the period between 2001 and 2020, this article contributes to the research on the effectiveness of gender quotas. It does so, first, by looking into the salience of ministerial portfolios allocated to women, and, secondly, by examining the spillover effect of the gender quotas in positions where they do not apply. We find that the implementation of gender quotas gradually resulted in women being assigned to high-salience ministerial portfolios. Also, gender quotas have produced mixed results in positions where they are not mandated. These findings can be explained mobilising a multi-perspectival argument that takes into account the history of gender quotas adoption in Burundi, the specific political context of their implementation, as well as an interpersonal resources perspective.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Africa spectrum / Institut für Afrikakunde [Hamburg]; Institute of African Studies [Hamburg] - Hamburg, 1966, currens
Publication
Hamburg : 2023
ISSN
0002-0397 [print]
1868-6869 [online]
DOI
10.1177/00020397231203021
Volume/pages
58 :2 (2023) , p. 132-154
ISI
001087203400002
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Creation 05.10.2023
Last edited 12.01.2024
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