The Parity Law in Practice: Implementation and direct outcomes

Abstract Portugal adopted legislative quotas in 2006, passing the so-called Parity Law which specifies that candidate lists must include a minimum representation for each sex, and neither sex can occupy more than two consecutive positions in the candidate lists. This paper follows the Gender Equalit...

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Main Author: Teixeira,Ana Lúcia (author)
Other Authors: Espírito-Santo,Ana (author), Santos,Maria Helena (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0874-55602021000200111
Country:Portugal
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