Study Guide 8 Flashcards
It covers legal paths to power through elections and civil society mobilization.
Formal Politics
It is a route to exert influence outside of elective or appointive office.
Informal Politics
It refers to the low numbers of women participating in elections, in formal government positions, and in leadership positions in government and political parties, relative to men.
Gender gap in politics
Indices that measure gender gap (3)
- International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)
- UN Women
- Women Economic Forum
This blocks women’s entry and make gender gap in political participation and representation.
Institutional Rigidities
It is controlled mostly by men, favorably recruit other men into leadership positions and as candidates.
Political Parties
It refers to the favoring of men into leadership positions and as candidates.
Masculine Tendency
This is said to make women less attractive as candidates because it is deemed as unsuitable for political decision making.
Femininity
Alternate male-female candidates in the party slate
Zipper system
One women per x candidate
Rank Order
Other practices that promote more gender-balanced tickets in politics (2)
- Proportional Representation System
- Multi-seat constituencies
It has a strong bearing on the choice of spouses amongst important political clans.
Family connections and wealth
This refers to individual in informal politics.
Micro
This refers to family in informal politics.
Meso
It refers to the numerical presence of women in politics.
Descriptive representation
