Gender parity laws in France have been undermined by electoral reforms which work against female candidates
EUROPP 2013-09-13
Summary:
France passed gender parity laws in 2000 stating that all political parties should include equal numbers of men and women on party lists. Priscilla Lewis Southwell writes that despite the new laws leading to an initial increase in female representatives, … Continue reading →
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