Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-213) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : politics of inclusion in Latin America -- Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous peoples in elected office -- Gender quotas : why and how? -- Indigenous reservations and gender parity in Bolivia -- The rise and fall of political inclusion in Colombia -- Brazil : combatting exclusion through quotas in higher education -- After quotas : women's presence and legislative behavior in Argentina.
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