Parity Democracy
Women's Political Representation in Fifth Republic France
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2011
- Category
- General, Political Advocacy, Gender Studies, Women's Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774819442
- Publish Date
- Jul 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774819435
- Publish Date
- Nov 2010
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774819459
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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In 1999 and 2000, France adopted laws to ensure equal access to elected office for women and men. Parity Democracy explores the evolution and influence of France’s gender parity reforms, from their historical roots to their recent extension beyond the electoral sphere. Drawing on extensive interviews, as well as on European and French legal documents, Praud and Dauphin show that although these reforms have not dramatically boosted women’s representation in the National Assembly, they have set in motion a process of feminization in the electoral sphere that bodes well for the future of parity democracy.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Jocelyne Praud teaches in the Departments of Political Science at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Vancouver Island University. Sandrine Dauphin is a researcher affiliated with the Centre de recherches sociologiques et politiques de Paris, a research laboratory of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique.