This article applies Walby's systemic theory of gender regime to Spain's decentralized state,
to capture changes in the gender regime. Locating the “hegemon” at different levels of …

This book provides a timely and unique contribution to current debates on how effectively
voluntary party quotas address the persistent underrepresentation of women in legislatures …

Drawing on 31 interviews, we explore the life trajectories of some of the women with most
directorships in Norway after the introduction of the quota, with specific attention to their …

Many countries worldwide resort to quotas in order to favour the employment of disabled
people. Yet, the quota as a policy tool has an ambivalent meaning: while it has been …

Many Latin American and other Global South countries adopted gender quotas during
democratic transitions. What explains late-adopting cases like Chile? We analyze two …

Purpose This study aims to analyze the interplay between male and female board members'
beliefs about women's competence to fill board positions (valence), the perceived benefits of …

Gender equality reforms implemented across various parliaments around the world have
diversified. Introducing the thematic issue Gender Equality Reforms in Parliaments, we trace …

During the 2019 centennial celebration of women's suffrage in Germany, Chancellor Angela
Merkel conceded that gender quotas are important and that the ultimate goal must be …

This chapter critically analyses different socio-legal phenomena through a feminist prism on
gender. With an aim to promote gender equality, it addresses the problems of structural …

This volume addresses how parties across Europe put gender quotas in political
representation into practice. The present chapter frames the main debates, advances, and …