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1. Explaining Gender-Based Political Funding: A quantitative cross-national analysis of the impact of electoral, political, and cultural factors on political funding
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Despite global progress on gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented in politics. One widely debated policy measure aimed at tackling this issue is gendered public funding – which has been adopted in more than 30 countries worldwide yet remains understudied in the literature on gender and politics. LÄS MER
2. Women’s Political Representation during 2000–2021 : The Case of Mexico
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Sammanfattning : This qualitative case study focuses on the development of women’s political representation in national legislation, from 2000 to 2021 in Mexico. To examine the development of women’s political representation, this study will use Hanna Pitkin’s (1967) four interconnected diminutions of representation: formal, descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation. LÄS MER
3. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. LÄS MER
4. Relationen mellan mångfald inom bolagsstyrelsen och finansiell lönsamhet : En kvantitativ studie om mångfald inom bolagsstyrelsen och dess inverkan på finansiell lönsamhet hos svenska börsnoterade bolag.
Kandidat-uppsats, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleSammanfattning : In the autumn of 2022, the EU decided to introduce a quota for female board members in listed companies. This study examines how the age and gender of board members and chairpersons in the board of directors affect the future financial performance of companies. LÄS MER
5. Women’s representation in local governance: A case study on the effects of quota implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : A qualitative case study set in Colombo, Sri Lanka focusing on women’s representation in local governance. The essay follows the aftermath of the country’s newly implemented electoral reform, which since 2018 resulted in a mixed- member-proportional electoral system with a gender quota. LÄS MER