Portugal's Quota-Parity Law
An Analysis of its Adoption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6406816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Baum (0000-0001-6817-2608, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), Ana Espírito-Santo (0000-0002-4059-8129) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 319-342 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2011.648009 |
| OpenAlex | W2099178236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 29 |
In August 2006, Portugal approved a new quota law, called the parity law. According to this, all candidate lists presented for local, parliamentary, and European elections must guarantee a minimum representation of 33 per cent for each sex. This article analyses the proximate causes that led to the adoption of gender quotas by the Portuguese Parliament. The simple answer is that the law's passage was a direct consequence of a draft piece of legislation presented by the Socialist Party (PS), which enjoyed a majority. However, the reasons that led the PS to push through a quota law remain unclear. Using open-ended interviews with key women deputies from all the main Portuguese political parties, and national public opinion data, among other sources, the role of four actors/factors that were involved in the law's adoption are critically examined: notably, civil society actors, state actors, international and transnational actors, and the Portuguese political context
Context (archaeology · Geography · Legislation · Legislature · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Public opinion · Representation (politics · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Citizens’ attitudes towards descriptive representation
The Parity Law in practice
Desigualdades sociais e medidas de ação afirmativa
The quota debate in the Czech Republic and the post-communist legacy
Introduction
Regulating Gender Equality in Political Office in Southern Europe
Lingering bias
Interactions between Party and Legislative Quotas
Political Competition and the Effectiveness of Gender Quotas
Gender Quotas and Political Representation in Spain and Portugal
Political Equality and the Process of Candidate Selection
Closing the Gender Gap in Legislative Debates
Productivity and Reselection in a Party-based Environment
Can even still be uneven? The effect of quotas in Portuguese local governments
Pathways to women’s electoral representation
A step forward to gender equality
Why Are Gender Quota Laws Adopted by Men? The Role of Inter- and Intraparty Competition
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Creating critical citizens? Anti-austerity protests and public opinion
Redefining Gender Equality
Gender Quotas for Legislatures and Corporate Boards
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Mainstreaming Equality in the European Union
Political Parties in New Democracies
Engendering the Right to Participate in Decision-making
Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America
Patterns of democracy
Quotas for Women in Politics
Rising Tide
Women, Quotas and Politics
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Gender Quotas – Controversial But Trendy
Quotas as a ‘fast track’ to equal representation for women
A Simple Theory of the Survey Response
Political Parties and the Adoption of Candidate Gender Quotas
The Contagion of Women Candidates in Single-Member District and Proportional Representation Electoral Systems
Reforming Representation
Gender Quotas, Norms, and Politics
The Mutual Contagion Effect of Legal and Party Quotas
Representation without Participation
Electoral System Effects on Gender Representation
Candidate gender quotas
Electoral System Effects on Women's Representation
Gender Quotas and Models of Political Citizenship
A Política de Quotas em Portugal
Women's Political Representation
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |