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May 15, 2014
Latin America: a pioneer in promoting women’s political participation
Progress and challenges for women politicians in the region
- Important and undeniable progress: Michelle Bachelet becomes President of Chile again on 11 March 2014, the second woman re-elected to that post in Latin America (after Cristina Fernández in Argentina). Polls indicate that Dilma Rousseff could also be re-elected in Brazil. Mexico recently approved a constitutional change requiring strict parity (50%-50%) between men and women on candidate lists, joining Ecuador, Bolivia and Nicaragua. But how fast and to what extent has progress really been made?
Published March 4, 2014
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Publisher
International IDEA
Publication year
2014
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Progress and challenges for women politicians in the region
- Important and undeniable progress: Michelle Bachelet becomes President of Chile again on 11 March 2014, the second woman re-elected to that post in Latin America (after Cristina Fernández in Argentina). Polls indicate that Dilma Rousseff could also be re-elected in Brazil. Mexico recently approved a constitutional change requiring strict parity (50%-50%) between men and women on candidate lists, joining Ecuador, Bolivia and Nicaragua. But how fast and to what extent has progress really been made?
Published March 4, 2014
Resource type
Publisher
International IDEA
Publication year
2014
