Subnational laws of gender parity and unicamerality: Córdoba (Argentina) as a witness case

Abstract

This study explores the impact of gender parity laws after 20 years in Cordoba. Since their implementation, such regulations have contemplated a vertical parity criterion by which the electoral lists must conform to an equivalent percentage of women and men, organized with a sequential alternation applied to both titular and substitutes positions.

However, this legislation’s benefits are eroded by Cordoba’s legislature characteristics; organized under a mixed system that combines seats corresponding to plurinominal and uninominal districts.

The study collects data from secondary sources focusing on Cordoba’s legislature characteristics, highlighting the obstacles to achieve gender parity in the legislature. The results also show the underrepresentation of women in other hierarchical roles within the Chamber and the Ministries.

Keywords:
Gender parity; Laws; Political participation; Legislative power; Women