Impact of quota on candidates : beyond numbers
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2013-08
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Regional Institute of Gender, Diversity, Peace and Rights, Ahfad University for Women, Khartoum, SD
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The under-representation of women in politics is related to cultural values that restrict the political domain to men and thus remains dominated by them. What are the changes generated by the quota system regarding candidates’ selection processes? What kinds of women benefit from the quota? What are the influences on women’s ‘representativity’ and further commitment to a feminist agenda? A capacity building process should be inclusive, continued, and sustained, in order to promote candidates at state level, and potential leaders among poor and minority groups.
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS, POLITICAL STABILITY, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL REPRESENTATION, QUOTA SYSTEM, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, SUDAN, POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR, ELECTORAL REFORM