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Prospects for Women's Legislative Representation in Postsocialist EuropeThe Views of Female PoliticiansQueen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast Research on women's political representation in postsocialist Europe has highlighted the role of cultural and political factors in obstructing women's access to legislative power, such as the prevalence of traditional gender stereotypes, electoral systems, and the absence of a feminist movement. Yet, the role of women political elites in enhancing or hindering women's access to political power in the region has so far remained uncharted. This article seeks to fill some of the existing gaps in this literature by examining the views of women politicians with regard to women's political underrepresentation and their assessments of strategies for redressing this imbalance. Findings from the analysis reveal that although women politicians recognize gender inequalities in representation as a problem requiring intervention, how the problem is perceived, and the preferred measures to deal with it, is largely shaped by the social and cultural context in which these actors are embedded.
Key Words: women and politics • culture • political elites • legislative recruitment • political representation • postsocialist Europe
This version was published on April
1, 2008 Gender & Society, Vol. 22, No. 2,
149-171 (2008) |
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