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Lessons from a late adopter: feminist advocacy, democratizing reforms, and gender quotas in Chile
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Abstract Many Latin American and other Global South countries adopted gender quotas during democratic transitions. What explains late-adopting cases like Chile? We analyze two instances: the 2015-2016 electoral reforms, which finally introduced a 40-percent gender quota, and the 2020-2023 constitutional proc... view more
Many Latin American and other Global South countries adopted gender quotas during democratic transitions. What explains late-adopting cases like Chile? We analyze two instances: the 2015-2016 electoral reforms, which finally introduced a 40-percent gender quota, and the 2020-2023 constitutional process, which introduced gender parity. Using a qualitative analysis that draws on 39 elite interviews, we posit that efforts to redesign national political institutions in order to address democratic deficits create transition-like moments. In turn, these moments create windows of opportunity for quota advocates. We show how quota advocates in the parties, congress, and civil society leveraged growing voter discontent to pressure their resistant colleagues and ultimately secure gender quotas (and later gender parity) as part of larger reform efforts. Our analysis of the Chilean case elevates two factors explaining quota adoption: the long arc of democratization and women's role as protagonists in electoral reforms.... view less
Keywords
Chile; democratization; feminism; advancement of women; equality of rights; representation; gender; quota; suffrage; political reform; Latin America
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Politische Partei; Quotenregelung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 3-26
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 16 (2024) 1
Issue topic
Democracy in Distress: Social Unrest, Representation, and the Constitutional Process in Chile
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed