Constitutions and Gender Equality in Chile and Argentina

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ID6156427
AutoresPriscilla A Lambert (0000-0002-1169-0452, Western Michigan University, autor de correspondencia), Druscilla L Scribner (0000-0002-2693-7120, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh)
Año2021
Volumen13
Número2
Páginas219-242
Fecha de publicación2021-07-19
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Politics in Latin America (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1868-4890 • E-ISSN: 1866-802X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1866802x211024245
OpenAlexW3194806761
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas26

Gender equality provisions have become nearly standard in constitutional design for new democracies. How do such provisions affect the ability of women’s rights advocates to achieve social change? To address this question, we compare the political use (legislation, policy, and judicial interpretation) of these provisions in Chile and Argentina, countries that differ with respect to how they have constitutionalised gender rights. The comparative analysis demonstrates how gender-specific constitutional provisions provide a legal basis and legitimacy for women’s rights advocates to advance new policy, protect policy gains, and pursue rights-based cases through the courts

Gender equality · Human rights · Interpretation (philosophy · Judicial interpretation · Law and economics · Legislation · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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