Gendered Contributions to Parliamentary Debates

The Case of Euthanasia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6234469
AutoresSharon Broughton, Sonia Palmieri (0000-0001-9925-4745)
Ano1999
Volume34
Fascículo1
Páginas29-45
Data de publicação1999-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361149950443
OpenAlexW2062383683
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas32
Referências citadas23

This paper seeks to extend our understanding of the contribution women parliamentarians make to the Commonwealth parliament. The euthanasia debate, precipitated by the 1996 Andrews Bill, provided a rare opportunity to compare male and female parliamentarians' contributions without the constraint of formal party discipline. This unusual set of circumstances allowed us to focus on whether women make a distinctive contribution to parliamentary debate, without the complicating influence of party. We have been able to show that under certain circumstances, women do bring a different focus to parliamentary debate, and in so doing, may, in sufficient numbers, alter the status quo

Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Public Administration · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious Freedom and Discrimination