Buckley, Fiona (2013) How Ireland legislated for candidate sex quotas to increasewomen’s representation. Democratic Audit Blog (27 Nov 2013). Website.
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Abstract
Almost a century after the first female MP was elected, women still comprise only a fifth of the House of Commons. One of the measures suggested for remedying this inequality is the use of gender quotas for parliamentary candidates. Here, the UK could learn from Ireland, where a law introducing a quota was passed in 2012. Fiona Buckley looks back at the debate in Ireland, and highlights the potential challenges of implementing the legislation.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Democratic Audit UK |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2014 16:44 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 18:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56130 |
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