¿Hacia una democracia paritaria en América Latina? Estrategias fallidas y esperanzas vacías
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La construcción de la democracia paritaria requiere de un reconocimiento de los derechos de todas las personas, sin importar su género. Ese reconocimiento, a su vez, implica la garantía de capacidad plena de ejercicio de esos derechos. La literatura y el discurso han señalado que la ruta hacia la igualdad y construcción de una democracia transita por el ámbito político-electoral, que el incremento en la representación política de las mujeres llevará, tarde o temprano, a un cambio de la situación e implementación de las políticas públicas con perspectiva de género. Muchos países, incluyendo todos los países de la región, apostaron por las cuotas de género como un mecanismo efectivo y rápido para lograr la representación descriptiva de las mujeres. Sin embargo, a más de veinticinco años de las acciones afirmativas, la realidad de la región, vista a través de los indicadores de desigualdad de género, desmiente esa apuesta. La democracia paritaria no se logra a través de la ruta electoral. Al menos, no exclusivamente a través de esta.
The construction of parity democracy requires the recognition of rights of all people, regardless of gender. This recognition, in turn, implies the guarantee of full capacity to exercise those rights. Literature and political discourse have argued that the route to equality and parity democracy goes through politics and elections, and that the increase in political representation of women sooner or later will lead us to a real change in their situation and to implementation of public policies with a gender perspective. Many countries, including all the countries in the region, supported gender quotas as an effective and fast-track mechanism to achieve descriptive representation of women. However, after more than twenty five years of affirmative action, the reality of the region denies that idea. Parity democracy is not being achieved through the electoral route. At least, not exclusively via quotas.
The construction of parity democracy requires the recognition of rights of all people, regardless of gender. This recognition, in turn, implies the guarantee of full capacity to exercise those rights. Literature and political discourse have argued that the route to equality and parity democracy goes through politics and elections, and that the increase in political representation of women sooner or later will lead us to a real change in their situation and to implementation of public policies with a gender perspective. Many countries, including all the countries in the region, supported gender quotas as an effective and fast-track mechanism to achieve descriptive representation of women. However, after more than twenty five years of affirmative action, the reality of the region denies that idea. Parity democracy is not being achieved through the electoral route. At least, not exclusively via quotas.
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GILAS, Karolina Monika. ¿Hacia una democracia paritaria en América Latina? Estrategias fallidas y esperanzas vacías. Revista Debates, Porto Alegre, v. 10, n. 1, p. 53-70, jan./abr. 2016.
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