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(In)Visible Women in Political Life in Slovakia
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Abstract The article deals with the questions of the (in)visibility of women in Slovak political life. The material presents statistical data on women's participation in Slovak national, regional & local politics with the support of qualitative data from interviews with women politicians & activists. The aut... view more
The article deals with the questions of the (in)visibility of women in Slovak political life. The material presents statistical data on women's participation in Slovak national, regional & local politics with the support of qualitative data from interviews with women politicians & activists. The author looks at the reasons for the low political representation of women & the unsuccessful attempts to increase it by introducing positive mechanisms such as quotas. The primary focus is put on the representation of women in municipal politics. The author analyses the main reasons why women are more successful in local politics than in 'high' politics.... view less
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Political Participation; Females; Slovak Republic; Political Representation; Womens Rights; Local Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 1005-1021
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 41 (2005) 6
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications