• Preface


• Drude Dahlerup


• Introduction


• 1. Conceptualizing the Impact of Gender Quotas


• Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo


• Part I: Descriptive Representation


• 2. Parity and Legislative Competence in France


• Rainbow Murray


• 3. Gender and Political Backgrounds in Argentina


• Susan Franceschet and Jennifer M. Piscopo


• 4. Quotas and Qualifications in Uganda


• Diana Z. O'Brien


• 5. Reserved Seats, Patriarchy, and Patronage in Morocco


• James N. Sater


• Part II: Substantive Representation


• 6. Labels and Mandates in the United Kingdom


• Sarah Childs and Mona Lena Krook


• 7. Policy Priorities and Women's "Double Bind " in Brazil


• Luis Felipe Miguel


• 8. Centralization and Debate Conditions in South Africa


• Denise Walsh


• 9. Collective Identities, Institutions, Security, and State-building in Afghanistan


• Anna Larson


• Part III: Symbolic Representation


• 10. Paradoxes in the Meanings of Quotas in Belgium


• Petra Meier


• 11. Political Engagement and Democratic Legitimacy in Mexico


• Pär Zetterberg


• 12. Women's Empowerment and Cultural Change in Rwanda


• Jennie Burnet


• 13. Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India


• Lori Beaman, Alexandra Cirone, Esther Duflo, and Rohini Pande


• Conclusion


• 14. Themes and Implications for Future Research on Gender Quotas


• Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Jennifer M. Piscopo


• Notes on Contributors


• Index

Susan Franceschet is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary; Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis; and Jennifer M. Piscopo is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Salem College.

This book is a theory-building and comparative exercise in elaborating concepts commonly used to analyze the broad impacts of gender quotas. Using a conceptual framework based upon descriptive, substantive and symbolic dimensions of representation, the book presents case studies from twelve countries in Western Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.