politics, democracy, and policy
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Saint-Germain, Michelle
- Creator
- Metoyer, Cynthia Chavez
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- LAT 53 2008
- Thesaurus
- juridische beroepen, loopbanen, democratie, politiek, statistiek, Latijns-Amerika
- Description
- During the years between 1980 and 1999, in the midst of war and economic crisis, a record number of women were elected to national legislatures in Central American republics. In this study the authors explore the reasons for this unprecedented political rise of women, and what effect it has had on the region. Focusing on Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, the authors analyze national and regional indicators to evaluate various hypotheses concerning the reasons for women's electoral success in the region, as well as to make comparisons with findings from other world regions.