Magda Hinojosa
Biographic Data
| ID | 791279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magda Hinojosa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magda |
| FAMILY NAME | Hinojosa |
| SIGNATURE | HINOJOSA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4851-2681 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 224 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The Catch-22 of Conflict and Women’s Candidacies: Evidence from Afghanistan’s Legislative Elections in 2010 and 2018
Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation. By Cecilia Márquez
Spatial and Discursive Violence in the US Southwest
Spatial and Discursive Violence in the US Southwest is a study of subject formation through literary production over the region's historical processes of colonization and enclosure. Focused on Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita trace the discourses of enclosure and identity formation through Native American and ethnic Mexican literature amid shifting relations of production and land tenure through Spanish, Mexican,…
Descriptive Presentation: Invoking Identity as a Claim for Descriptive Representation
Descriptive representation is commonly understood as the proportion of women or racial minorities in an institution. While useful, this approach is limited in its ability to capture intersectional identities, less visible characteristics, and the extent to which particular characteristics are more or less central to one’s identity. Traditional approaches have raised concerns about essentialism—“the assumption that members of certain groups have a…
Lessons from a Late Adopter: Feminist Advocacy, Democratizing Reforms, and Gender Quotas in Chile
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 politi…
Structuring Inclusion into Faculty Recruitment and Retention
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile
We examine women’s access to campaign resources using data from all 960 candidates competing in Chile’s 2017 legislative elections. Even when controlling for district characteristics, women candidates receive less money in party transfers, bank loans, and donations; place fewer personal funds in their campaigns; and have fewer resources overall. However, previous experience and incumbency narrow the gap. When women are newcomers, gender serves as…
Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America
Political parties act as gatekeepers, meaning that improvements in the representation of women depend on parties’ willingness to nominate women candidates. Previous research suggests that party characteristics and gender quotas largely explain women’s nominations, but overlooks the political context in which parties operate. This study highlights the gendered outcomes that occur when parties make nomination decisions in times of public discontent…
Speaking as a Woman: Descriptive Presentation and Representation in Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly
Using a content analysis of all floor speeches from 2001 to 2007, this article systematically analyzes how female and male legislators in the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly descriptively represent their constituents. Female legislators can descriptively represent women by "speaking as" women by using words or phrases that invoke their own gender. This form of descriptive representation is referred to as descriptive presentation. The analysis fi…
The impact of descriptive representation on “persistent” gender gaps: Political engagement and political trust in Uruguay
Persistent gender gaps in political engagement, which have been observed across the globe, continue to puzzle researchers. Given that the heightened legislative presence of a previously under-represented group has the potential to boost political involvement among citizens, this paper addresses the question of how women’s increased descriptive representation can shape political engagement and trust in the democratic process. The adoption of a gen…
Still Left Behind: Gender, Political Parties, and Latin America’s Pink Tide
We test whether women’s representation benefited from the left’s dominance in Latin America during the “pink tide”. We find that left governments did not strengthen quota laws more than right governments. Further, after controlling for confounding factors, we find that left parties did not nominate or elect more women. Rather, we find the decision environment shapes parties’ choices about women candidates: when citizens distrust political parties…
From Miss World to World Leader: Beauty Queens, Paths to Power, and Political Representations
This article argues that participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women. This previously unidentified route to political office is unique to women, builds on representational elements of beauty pageants, and provides girls and women with skills necessary to political achievement. We analyze how this path to power is different from celebrity politicians, which has recently received much academic attention. We use examples …
Does Female Incumbency Reduce Gender Bias in Elections? Evidence from Chile
The incumbency advantage is typically thought to constrain female political representation, but can female incumbency provide a signal to parties that reduces strategic gender bias? We argue that once women prove they can win elections, parties will revise their strategic evaluations of their value as candidates. We test this using an original dataset of twenty-one Chilean elections between 1989 and 2012. We use a Heckman selection model to asses…
Separate but Not Equal: The Effects of Municipal Electoral Reform on Female Representation in Chile
Chile altered its electoral rules for municipal elections in 2002. The new rules separated mayoral and council member elections, and while the latter continue to use proportional representation, mayors are now chosen based on plurality. These changes serve as a natural test of the effects of electoral rules on women’s political representation. The Chilean case demonstrates (1) that electoral reform is gendered, (2) that women’s representation is …
Alternate Paths to Power? Women's Political Representation in Nicaragua
Political alternate positions (otherwise known as substitutes) can have important effects on women's abilities to enter politics. Using the case of Nicaragua, this study assesses whether these alternate positions are being used to increase women's political representation or as a tool to undermine women's advancement into positions of power. By examining patterns of women's representation as candidates in the 1996, 2001, and 2006 elections for th…
Whatever the Party Asks of Me: Women's Political Representation in Chile's Unión Demócrata Independiente
The most conservative party in Chile, the Unión Demócrata Independiente, has nominated and elected more women to local-level office than any of the other major parties in the country. In this article, I argue that the candidate selection processes used by this party explain how it has proposed more women candidates for municipal office than parties with defined ideological commitments to increasing women's representation. The party's use of candi…
Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America
Political parties act as gatekeepers, meaning that improvements in the representation of women depend on parties’ willingness to nominate women candidates. Previous research suggests that party characteristics and gender quotas largely explain women’s nominations, but overlooks the political context in which parties operate. This study highlights the gendered outcomes that occur when parties make nomination decisions in times of public discontent…
Does Female Incumbency Reduce Gender Bias in Elections? Evidence from Chile
The incumbency advantage is typically thought to constrain female political representation, but can female incumbency provide a signal to parties that reduces strategic gender bias? We argue that once women prove they can win elections, parties will revise their strategic evaluations of their value as candidates. We test this using an original dataset of twenty-one Chilean elections between 1989 and 2012. We use a Heckman selection model to asses…
Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile
We examine women’s access to campaign resources using data from all 960 candidates competing in Chile’s 2017 legislative elections. Even when controlling for district characteristics, women candidates receive less money in party transfers, bank loans, and donations; place fewer personal funds in their campaigns; and have fewer resources overall. However, previous experience and incumbency narrow the gap. When women are newcomers, gender serves as…
Still Left Behind: Gender, Political Parties, and Latin America’s Pink Tide
We test whether women’s representation benefited from the left’s dominance in Latin America during the “pink tide”. We find that left governments did not strengthen quota laws more than right governments. Further, after controlling for confounding factors, we find that left parties did not nominate or elect more women. Rather, we find the decision environment shapes parties’ choices about women candidates: when citizens distrust political parties…
Separate but Not Equal: The Effects of Municipal Electoral Reform on Female Representation in Chile
Chile altered its electoral rules for municipal elections in 2002. The new rules separated mayoral and council member elections, and while the latter continue to use proportional representation, mayors are now chosen based on plurality. These changes serve as a natural test of the effects of electoral rules on women’s political representation. The Chilean case demonstrates (1) that electoral reform is gendered, (2) that women’s representation is …
Whatever the Party Asks of Me: Women's Political Representation in Chile's Unión Demócrata Independiente
The most conservative party in Chile, the Unión Demócrata Independiente, has nominated and elected more women to local-level office than any of the other major parties in the country. In this article, I argue that the candidate selection processes used by this party explain how it has proposed more women candidates for municipal office than parties with defined ideological commitments to increasing women's representation. The party's use of candi…
Speaking as a Woman: Descriptive Presentation and Representation in Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly
Using a content analysis of all floor speeches from 2001 to 2007, this article systematically analyzes how female and male legislators in the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly descriptively represent their constituents. Female legislators can descriptively represent women by "speaking as" women by using words or phrases that invoke their own gender. This form of descriptive representation is referred to as descriptive presentation. The analysis fi…
The impact of descriptive representation on “persistent” gender gaps: Political engagement and political trust in Uruguay
Persistent gender gaps in political engagement, which have been observed across the globe, continue to puzzle researchers. Given that the heightened legislative presence of a previously under-represented group has the potential to boost political involvement among citizens, this paper addresses the question of how women’s increased descriptive representation can shape political engagement and trust in the democratic process. The adoption of a gen…
Descriptive Presentation: Invoking Identity as a Claim for Descriptive Representation
Descriptive representation is commonly understood as the proportion of women or racial minorities in an institution. While useful, this approach is limited in its ability to capture intersectional identities, less visible characteristics, and the extent to which particular characteristics are more or less central to one’s identity. Traditional approaches have raised concerns about essentialism—“the assumption that members of certain groups have a…
Lessons from a Late Adopter: Feminist Advocacy, Democratizing Reforms, and Gender Quotas in Chile
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 politi…
From Miss World to World Leader: Beauty Queens, Paths to Power, and Political Representations
This article argues that participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women. This previously unidentified route to political office is unique to women, builds on representational elements of beauty pageants, and provides girls and women with skills necessary to political achievement. We analyze how this path to power is different from celebrity politicians, which has recently received much academic attention. We use examples …
Alternate Paths to Power? Women's Political Representation in Nicaragua
Political alternate positions (otherwise known as substitutes) can have important effects on women's abilities to enter politics. Using the case of Nicaragua, this study assesses whether these alternate positions are being used to increase women's political representation or as a tool to undermine women's advancement into positions of power. By examining patterns of women's representation as candidates in the 1996, 2001, and 2006 elections for th…
Structuring Inclusion into Faculty Recruitment and Retention
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Whatever the Party Asks of Me: Women's Political Representation in Chile's Unión Demócrata Independiente
The most conservative party in Chile, the Unión Demócrata Independiente, has nominated and elected more women to local-level office than any of the other major parties in the country. In this article, I argue that the candidate selection processes used by this party explain how it has proposed more women candidates for municipal office than parties with defined ideological commitments to increasing women's representation. The party's use of candi…
Separate but Not Equal: The Effects of Municipal Electoral Reform on Female Representation in Chile
Chile altered its electoral rules for municipal elections in 2002. The new rules separated mayoral and council member elections, and while the latter continue to use proportional representation, mayors are now chosen based on plurality. These changes serve as a natural test of the effects of electoral rules on women’s political representation. The Chilean case demonstrates (1) that electoral reform is gendered, (2) that women’s representation is …
Alternate Paths to Power? Women's Political Representation in Nicaragua
Political alternate positions (otherwise known as substitutes) can have important effects on women's abilities to enter politics. Using the case of Nicaragua, this study assesses whether these alternate positions are being used to increase women's political representation or as a tool to undermine women's advancement into positions of power. By examining patterns of women's representation as candidates in the 1996, 2001, and 2006 elections for th…
Does Female Incumbency Reduce Gender Bias in Elections? Evidence from Chile
The incumbency advantage is typically thought to constrain female political representation, but can female incumbency provide a signal to parties that reduces strategic gender bias? We argue that once women prove they can win elections, parties will revise their strategic evaluations of their value as candidates. We test this using an original dataset of twenty-one Chilean elections between 1989 and 2012. We use a Heckman selection model to asses…
From Miss World to World Leader: Beauty Queens, Paths to Power, and Political Representations
This article argues that participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women. This previously unidentified route to political office is unique to women, builds on representational elements of beauty pageants, and provides girls and women with skills necessary to political achievement. We analyze how this path to power is different from celebrity politicians, which has recently received much academic attention. We use examples …
The impact of descriptive representation on “persistent” gender gaps: Political engagement and political trust in Uruguay
Persistent gender gaps in political engagement, which have been observed across the globe, continue to puzzle researchers. Given that the heightened legislative presence of a previously under-represented group has the potential to boost political involvement among citizens, this paper addresses the question of how women’s increased descriptive representation can shape political engagement and trust in the democratic process. The adoption of a gen…
Still Left Behind: Gender, Political Parties, and Latin America’s Pink Tide
We test whether women’s representation benefited from the left’s dominance in Latin America during the “pink tide”. We find that left governments did not strengthen quota laws more than right governments. Further, after controlling for confounding factors, we find that left parties did not nominate or elect more women. Rather, we find the decision environment shapes parties’ choices about women candidates: when citizens distrust political parties…
Speaking as a Woman: Descriptive Presentation and Representation in Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly
Using a content analysis of all floor speeches from 2001 to 2007, this article systematically analyzes how female and male legislators in the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly descriptively represent their constituents. Female legislators can descriptively represent women by "speaking as" women by using words or phrases that invoke their own gender. This form of descriptive representation is referred to as descriptive presentation. The analysis fi…
Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America
Political parties act as gatekeepers, meaning that improvements in the representation of women depend on parties’ willingness to nominate women candidates. Previous research suggests that party characteristics and gender quotas largely explain women’s nominations, but overlooks the political context in which parties operate. This study highlights the gendered outcomes that occur when parties make nomination decisions in times of public discontent…
Structuring Inclusion into Faculty Recruitment and Retention
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile
We examine women’s access to campaign resources using data from all 960 candidates competing in Chile’s 2017 legislative elections. Even when controlling for district characteristics, women candidates receive less money in party transfers, bank loans, and donations; place fewer personal funds in their campaigns; and have fewer resources overall. However, previous experience and incumbency narrow the gap. When women are newcomers, gender serves as…
Descriptive Presentation: Invoking Identity as a Claim for Descriptive Representation
Descriptive representation is commonly understood as the proportion of women or racial minorities in an institution. While useful, this approach is limited in its ability to capture intersectional identities, less visible characteristics, and the extent to which particular characteristics are more or less central to one’s identity. Traditional approaches have raised concerns about essentialism—“the assumption that members of certain groups have a…
Lessons from a Late Adopter: Feminist Advocacy, Democratizing Reforms, and Gender Quotas in Chile
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 politi…
Spatial and Discursive Violence in the US Southwest
Spatial and Discursive Violence in the US Southwest is a study of subject formation through literary production over the region's historical processes of colonization and enclosure. Focused on Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita trace the discourses of enclosure and identity formation through Native American and ethnic Mexican literature amid shifting relations of production and land tenure through Spanish, Mexican,…
The Catch-22 of Conflict and Women’s Candidacies: Evidence from Afghanistan’s Legislative Elections in 2010 and 2018
Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation. By Cecilia Márquez
Political science (15 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (13 works) · Law (13 works) · Law (13 works) · Politics (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Representation (politics (6 works) · Economics (5 works)