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- Title
Análisis de los resultados de la implementación de la cuota de género en los concejos municipales del Área Metropolitana de Bucaramanga-Santander.
- Authors
Vargas Parra, Jakeline; de Mantilla, Lya Fernández
- Abstract
This article is about the compulsory implementation of a gender quota for electoral processes in Colombia. This quota involves including a minimum of 30% of a particular gender on lists of candidates drawn up for constituencies where five (5) or more seats are elected by popular vote. The study is carried out at a subnational level in order analyze the effectiveness of the measure with respect to including women in the municipal councils of Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta. Election results from 2011 and 2015 are compared with those of 2003 and 2007 that were held before the Law 1475 of 2011 came into force.
- Publication
Reflexión Politica, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 37, p60
- ISSN
0124-0781
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29375/01240781.2798