Publication: Las parlamentarias regionales en España: masa crítica, experiencia parlamentaria e influencia política Women MPs in Spanish Regional Parliaments: Critical Mass, Parliamentary Experience and Political Influence
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2015-01
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Este trabajo analiza la evolución de la proporción de mujeres en los 17 parlamentos regionales españoles desde 1980 hasta 2011. En línea con el argumento de la masa crítica en su versión de representación descriptiva, se pone a prueba si, una vez se llega a un umbral del 30% de parlamentarias, la proporción de éstas no cae por debajo de dicho umbral. Se contrastan a continuación dos hipótesis acerca de la presencia política de las mujeres: la que defiende que la experiencia parlamentaria (‘incumbency’) reduce las diferencias de género en las expectativas de conseguir un escaño; y la que afirma que las mujeres son relegadas a posiciones de escasa influencia en el legislativo.
This article analyzes the evolution in the proportion of women representatives in the 17 Spanish regional chambers along 1980-2011. We test whether the attainment of the ‘critical’ threshold of 30% of women in a chamber implies that the share of women is not going to fall below this threshold. Two hypotheses about the political presence of women are then tested: parliamentary experience reduces gender differences in the prospects of obtaining a seat; and women are confined to less influential political positions in the legislative
This article analyzes the evolution in the proportion of women representatives in the 17 Spanish regional chambers along 1980-2011. We test whether the attainment of the ‘critical’ threshold of 30% of women in a chamber implies that the share of women is not going to fall below this threshold. Two hypotheses about the political presence of women are then tested: parliamentary experience reduces gender differences in the prospects of obtaining a seat; and women are confined to less influential political positions in the legislative