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Gender parity in parliaments : an introduction
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Verfassungsblog, 2020, OnlineOnly
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HAILBRONNER, Michaela, RUBIO MARIN, Ruth, Gender parity in parliaments : an introduction, Verfassungsblog, 2020, OnlineOnly - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/92679
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In an ideal world, there would be no laws mandating equal representation of men and women. Candidates for political offices would be selected according to their ability and political programs, representative bodies would roughly represent the composition of society, and the gender of the candidates would hardly be worth mentioning. “I have a dream….” In the political reality in Germany and elsewhere things are different. Women’s rights and emancipation are not a given. In December 2019, the New York Times reported on the global backlash against women’s rights with reports by UN-institutions confirming this analysis. In Germany as elsewhere, coronavirus has highlighted existing gender inequalities. Such inequalities also persist in the realm of politics. In recent years, the number of female members of the federal parliament as well as state parliaments has reduced or stagnated.
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Published online: 16 July 2020