Political Representation and Gender Equality in Mexico

by Fernanda Vidal-Correa (Editor)

Overview

The field of gender and politics has continuously grown, becoming more interdisciplinary and engaging with issues, context and people from all around the world. Because of this, new emerging approaches and studies challenge embedded notions, ideas and preconceptions of how the world is meant to be studied and understood. It is particularly true for studies on women and their engagement in political affairs. How should institutions conceptualize women in order to advance rules and mechanisms that favor women? What roles do representatives have on the making of gender equality? When women are legislating, which are the consequences of the approved legislation?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030967130
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Fernanda Vidal-Correa is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Universidad Panamericana, Campus Mexico. She is currently Dean for Research in the School of Communication.

Table of Contents

Part I: New Ideas and Approaches to Study Gender Equality.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Political Representation and Gender Equality in Mexico (Fernanda Vidal-Correa).- Chapter 2. The Politics of the Subject in the International Legal Framework that Protects Women’s Political Rights (Juan Iván Martínez Ortega).- Chapter 3. Dialogic Feminisms: A methodological approach towards guaranteeing the rights articulated in constitutional regimes (Eunice Arias Arias).- Part II: Contesting Political Representation: Women’s Substantive Representation in Mexico.- Chapter 4. A Gender Perspective or a Family Perspective: Exclusionary or inclusive frameworks (Diana Ibarra Soto).- Chapter 5. Building a Democracy with a Gender Perspective: Mexico’s judicial path towards equality (Gema N. Morales Martínez).- Chapter 6. Perspectives on Parity in Mexican Federal Legislators, 2009-2021: Gender, ideology and party affiliation (Monica Montaño Reyes and Cristian Márquez Romo).- Chapter 7. Women’s SubstantiveRepresentation in Legal Bills: Classifying and applying them to the Mexican case (Sergio A. Bárcena Juárez, María Fernanda López Díaz de León and María José de la Peña Sánchez).- Chapter 8. Feminist Agendas and Substantive Equality: From the politics of presence to legislative political transformation (Lorena Vazquez Correa).- Chapter 9. Gender-based Political Violence: Regulatory demand and multilevel legislative harmonization in Mexico (Flavia Freidenberg and Karolina Gilas).- Part III: Contesting Women ́s Substantive Representation In Mexico: Grass-roots and Advocacy Communities Perspectives. Chapter 10 The Role of the Mexico City Congress in Advancing Gender Equality (Alicia Guadalupe Luna Salazar).- Chapter 11. Participation and Representation of Women's Demands during Indigenous Consultations: A study of the National REDD+ Strategy consultation processes in Puebla and Veracruz (Carolina Sthephania Muñoz Canto).- Chapter 12. Regulatory limitations for guaranteeing women an education free of violence: The case of the Action and Intervention Protocol against Gender-based Violence at the Autonomous University of Querétaro (Ana Karen Rodríguez Ballesteros).- Chapter 13. Transnational policy transfer and the gender-based violence agenda: Contributions from civil society (Adriana Ortiz Ortega and Anel Ortiz).- Chapter 14. The Olimpia Law: The beginning of a legal framework that addresses digital violence (Laura Vidal).

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This is a fascinating edited volume that uniquely draws on the expertise of Mexican academics and grassroots activists to explore the positive and negative effects of institutional reforms to promote gender equality in Mexico. Importantly, it gives voice to academic scholars of gender and institutions but also to activists who work on the ground to improve gender quality in Mexico.” (Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, Professor, Rice University, Houston, US)

“Political Representation and Gender Equality in Mexico does what no other collection has done. By bringing not only academic voices to a discussion of women’s political representation in Mexico, but also the invaluable insight of practitioners and grassroots activists, this volume provides a holistic understanding of Mexico’s journey to gender equality. The result is an invaluable resource for scholars of women and politics, as well as those of Mexican democracy.” (Magda Hinojosa, Director & Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, US)

“This timely and important collection brings together Mexico’s leading scholars and activists working on gender and politics. The chapters reveal Mexico’s progress and setbacks on gender equality, from advancing feminist legislative agendas to implementing national and subnational laws that combat violence against women. Vidal-Correa’s excellent and well-edited volume is required reading for everyone interested in Latin American politics.” (Jennifer M. Piscopo, Associate Professor of Politics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, US)

“This collection of essays about gender equality and political representation in Mexico is unique in that it combines the voices of practitioners, policy experts, activists, and academics into a mosaic of interlocking perspectives on the subject. Of particular significance is that the Mexican and native Spanish-speaking authors of this volume are able to address authoritatively anEnglish-language readership in a way that reflects directly their roles and experiences within the Mexican national context that they analyze.” (James D Huck, Jr., Tulane University, New Orleans, US)