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Abstract

Objective: This research focuses on the impact of political parties and electoral quotas on women's political participation within the context of Islam. Methods: This study utilizes quantitative methods in analyzing women in eight Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. The statistical dataset was culled from Kaasem's work entitled Party Variation in Religiosity and Women's Leadership: A Cross-National Perspective, 2008-2010, published by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research of the University of Michigan. The statistical analysis and modeling focused on selected Middle East countries, namely: Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Turkey, Israel, and Kuwait. The sample consisted of 126 observations at the political party level Results: Gender is construed as a classification of being a woman or a man not merely by biological identification but one that is embedded within culture, and structures of power in families, communities, and states, which have gender in itself, as an organizing principle. Woman's question (dispute of women) is identified as a complex personal and social problem, and therefore cannot be rejected as a valid search for gender sameness or equality. Based on the quantitative analysis of the dataset of the survey conducted among selected Middle East countries, electoral quotas and seats occupied in previous parliaments affect women's nominations in current parliaments. Conclusion: The research shows that electoral quota for women has proven to increase female participation in parliaments.

Details

Title
The Electoral Quota-A Form of Gender Quota to Increase Women's Participation in Parliament: A Quantitative Study from a Survey in the Middle East
Author
Lu, Sophia F D 1 

 University of the Philippines Diliman 
Pages
394-407,394A
Section
Article 25
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Aug 2020
Publisher
Bridgewater State College
e-ISSN
15398706
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2443866388
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.