Gender and Politics in Buenos Aires
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6156410 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariela Szwarcberg (Reed College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 3-27 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Politics in Latin America (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1868-4890 • E-ISSN: 1866-802X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1866802x1801000301 |
| OpenAlex | W2908241186 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper examines the persistent gender gap in electoral politics at the local level in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I argue that the combination of the division of political work and existing social norms regarding the separation of domestic chores contributes to women's political underrepresentation at the local level. Studying everyday politics in Buenos Aires, a clear division of political work between men and women was found. Only women were in charge of finding solutions to issues of domestic abuse and violence, and of taking care of children, the pregnant, and senior citizens. Using information from Buenos Aires municipalities, I document the gender gap in elected legislative and executive offices at the local level – as well as in non-elected offices within municipal cabinets. It was also found that the types of political work assigned to female activists and candidates reinforce existing stereotypes of women as mothers of the poor
Demographic economics · Economics · Gender gap · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Work (physics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law
Gendering Legislative Behavior
Women in the Legislatures and Executives of the World
Gender Quotas and Women's Substantive Representation
Separate but Not Equal
Women Ministers in Latin American Government
The Gender Gap in Latin America
Poor People's Politics
Sustaining Gendered Practices? Power, Parties, and Elite Political Networks in Argentina
Supermadres, Maternal Legacies and Women's Political Participation in Contemporary Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |