Feminist Interventions in Political Representation in the United States and Canada: Training Programs and Legal Quotas
While many countries have adopted quota laws to regulate the election of women to political office, the United States and Canada seem unaffected by this trend. In this article, I seek an explanation for this and examine the role of women's movements and some of the initiatives launched over the...
Main Author: | Chantal Maillé |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2015-03-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/10502 |
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