Women, the Parliament and Political Participation in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
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This paper explores women’s participation in parliamentary elections in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. Using various methods, it offers an interdisciplinary perspective on factors that affect the likelihood of women participating successfully in parliamentary elections. This study supports the general literature on the effects of gender quotas and proportional representation, but its results on other factors are mixed. The factor of financial resources is significant, though its impact has been reduced with the introduction of gender quotas, while other factors—such as social status—may not be particularly important. The public perception of a woman in politics is not the greatest obstacle to women’s representation, and a female candidate’s professional status may often be attractive to party leaders.
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Women, the Parliament and Political Participation in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
In: Central Asian AffairsSearch for other papers by Cholpon Turdalieva in
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Search for other papers by Medet Tiulegenov in
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This paper explores women’s participation in parliamentary elections in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. Using various methods, it offers an interdisciplinary perspective on factors that affect the likelihood of women participating successfully in parliamentary elections. This study supports the general literature on the effects of gender quotas and proportional representation, but its results on other factors are mixed. The factor of financial resources is significant, though its impact has been reduced with the introduction of gender quotas, while other factors—such as social status—may not be particularly important. The public perception of a woman in politics is not the greatest obstacle to women’s representation, and a female candidate’s professional status may often be attractive to party leaders.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1253 | 83 | 6 |
| Full Text Views | 314 | 1 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 120 | 3 | 0 |