HIGHER REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ON CANDIDATE LISTS - THE KEY TO MORE GENDER-BALANCED MUNICIPAL POLITICS?
HIGHER REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ON CANDIDATE LISTS - THE KEY TO MORE GENDER-BALANCED MUNICIPAL POLITICS?

Author(s): Simona Šimovičová
Subject(s): Politics, Gender Studies, Sociology, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: gender equality; local politics; women in politics;
Summary/Abstract: This article aimed to examine the determinants that influence the representation of women in town councils in Slovakia. We extended the current research by examining the influence of the gender composition of male and female candidates for local council seats and analysing the impact of liberal political orientation. The influence of socio-economic, cultural, political and institutional factors on the percentage of female councillors in municipal politics was analysed through the econometric model and multiple regression method. We found that the representation of women in municipal councils is positively affected by the increase of female candidates for this position and by political culture measured through the representation of female councillors in the last term. Political and institutional determinants, such as the size of the local council and the political orientation of the members in the council, did not prove to be statistically significant.

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