Global Gender Quota Adoption, Implementation, and Reform

Over the last fifty years, gender quotas have transformed the composition of national legislatures worldwide. But a lack of systematic cross-national longitudinal data limits the questions researchers are able to ask about quotas. This article introduces a new dataset—QAROT (Quota Adoption and Refor...

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Published in:Comparative politics 2019-01, Vol.51 (2), p.219-238
Main Authors: Hughes, Melanie M., Paxton, Pamela, Clayton, Amanda B., Zetterberg, Pär
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative politics
Compliance
Datasets
Effectiveness
Gender
Implementation
Legislatures
Noncompliance
Quotas
Reforms
Researchers
Sanctions
Thresholds
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Summary:Over the last fifty years, gender quotas have transformed the composition of national legislatures worldwide. But a lack of systematic cross-national longitudinal data limits the questions researchers are able to ask about quotas. This article introduces a new dataset—QAROT (Quota Adoption and Reform Over Time)—the first global dataset on gender quota adoption, implementation, and reform over time. Theoretically, we clarify important issues in extant quota research. The dataset moves beyond traditional categorizations of quota policies with new measures of quota design, quota thresholds, placement mandates, sanctions for non-compliance, and quota effectiveness. We also create a single-variable measure of the presence of an effective quota to be used by comparative politics researchers to control for this powerful institutional feature.
ISSN:0010-4159
2151-6227
DOI:10.5129/001041519825256650