Transforming Gender Citizenship The Irresistible Rise of Gender Quotas in Europe

Transforming Gender CitizenshipThe Irresistible Rise of Gender Quotas in Europe\nAuthor(s): lonore Lpinard, Ruth Rubio-Marn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108429221, 978-1108429221\nSynopsis\nGender quotas are a controversial policy measure. However, over the past twenty years they have been widely adopted around the world and especially in Europe. They are now used in politics, corporate boards, state and local public administration and even in civil society organizations. This book explores this unprecedented phenomenon, providing a unique comparative perspective on gender quotas' adoption across thirteen European countries. It also studies resistance to gender quotas by political parties and supreme courts. Providing up-to-date comprehensive data on gender quotas regulations, Transforming Gender Citizenship proposes a typology of countries, from those which have embraced gender quotas as a.