Women and Representation Flashcards
The UN aims for __% female representation in parliament.
30.
How many countries hit the UN goal for percentage of women in parliament?
24.
In ___, after the genocide, 50% of the seats were allocated to women.
Rwanda.
In all levels of Canadian government, there is consistently a __ to __% female representation.
20, 25.
More ___ live below the poverty line than ___.
Women, men.
There is the question of “who can best represent women?” One theory is that ___ better represetnt women, and we just need to get women in seats.
Women.
However, at the same time, there is an acknowledgement that white women cannot represent all women, as it does not solve the problem of lack of ___.
Diversity.
Policies we call neutral usually come from…
European, whte, Christian, affluent, and male background.
A minority person in politics can be charged with only…
Representing their difference.
Traditionally, politics is the realm of…
Men/masculinity.
Wome and minorities are seen as only being able to represent the perspectives and needs of their…
Gender or race.
Hillary Clinton has been portrayed by the media as being…
Cold, weak, aggressive, uncaring. She has been treated differently by the media than a male politician would.
In the film Miss Representation, it was noted that women who ___ ___ more have lower political efficacy and less of a voice.
Self-objectify.
In the film Miss Representation, some people claimed that men/women criticize women more harshly.
Women.
