More Is Needed than Quota Laws to Increase the Number of Women Legislators
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
Although women's representation in national legislatures around the globe has nearly doubled in the last 30 years, the average percentage of women legislators is only 18 percent worldwide. While many countries have adopted quota laws, which require a certain percentage of a political party's candidates to be female, success has varied among countries. A University of Missouri professor finds that quota laws need placement mandates and enforcement mechanisms to be effective.