Candidate Gender Quotas and Campaign Spending in Open-List Proportional Representation Systems: The Case of Chile

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2021.1928546

Ricardo Gamboa, Mauricio Morales

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This research note analyzes the effect of a candidate gender quota in Open-List Proportional Systems and its interaction with electoral spending. Focusing on the Chilean parliamentary elections of 2017, our evidence shows, first, that the quota law was effective in promoting the representation of women, but, second, the differences in the electoral performance between men and women grew considerably nevertheless. We argue that this result was due mainly to gender inequality in access to resources to finance electoral campaigns. Third, we found that this inequality exists only for candidates who are challenging incumbents, but not for the incumbents themselves: incumbent women are as competitive as men.

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开放名单比例代表制中的候选人性别配额和竞选支出:以智利为例

摘要本研究报告分析了公开名单比例制度中候选人性别配额的影响及其与选举支出的相互作用。以2017年智利议会选举为重点，我们的证据表明，首先，配额法在提高妇女代表性方面是有效的，但其次，尽管如此，男性和女性在选举中的表现差异仍大幅扩大。我们认为，这一结果主要是由于在获得竞选资金方面的性别不平等。第三，我们发现这种不平等只存在于挑战现任者的候选人身上，而不存在于现任者本身：现任女性和男性一样具有竞争力。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.