| Title |
Does gender matter in governance? Gender quotas as a good policy tool: practice and failures in Lithuania / |
| Translation of Title |
Ar lytis svarbi valdyme? Lyčių kvotos kaip geros politikos priemonė: jų praktika ir nesėkmės Lietuvoje. |
| Authors |
Mejerė, Oksana |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Socialiniai tyrimai = Social research.. Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2012, Nr. 2(27), p. 46-61.. ISSN 1392-3110 |
| Keywords [eng] |
gender quotas ; women representation ; gendesensitive policy |
| Abstract [eng] |
Gender quota is seen as the result of a affirmative action policy, focused on reducing gender bias and women underrepresentation. Proportional representation of both sexes in the public sphere, especially in politics and decision-making bodies of organisations, is seen as a democratic and economic necessity, an essential condition for developing gender sensitive policy. The paper presents analysis of initiatives to legislate gender quatas in Lithuania, by discussing the accounts used for proposals to adopt gender quatas, representing the standpoints of main political actors and identifying the obstacles of quata's legitimation. |
| Published |
Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
