Mujeres en el poder ejecutivo. La influencia de los factores institucionales y estereotipos de ge?nero sobre la representacio?n de las mujeres en el gabinete presidencial del Peru?
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https://doi.org/10.21803/pensam.v8i14.90Keywords:
Cuotas de género; Gabinete; Mujeres; PerúAbstract
El presente arti?culo de reflexio?n trata de la representacio?n de las mujeres en el poder ejecutivo en los sistemas presidenciales, especialmente en el gabinete presidencial del Peru? donde el nu?mero de las mujeres entre 2001 y 2014 aumento? del 11 a 50 %. El objetivo de este trabajo es el de examinar el impacto que otros elementos del poder, como el presidente o el parlamento, y los estereotipos de ge?nero, que posiblemente tienen sobre el nombramiento de las mujeres. El ana?lisis de datos se concentra en la ideologi?a poli?tica del presidente, si es de izquierda o de derecha, y el nu?mero de las mujeres en el parlamento. En conclusio?n se revela el impacto de las cuotas de ge?nero para las elecciones legislativas y el nu?mero creciente de las mujeres en parlamento como los factores ma?s influyentes sobre la representacio?n de las mujeres en el gabinete.
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This research paper deals with the representation of women in executive positions in presidential systems, specifically in a presidential cabinet of Peru, where the representation of women was progressively growing from 11 percent in 2001 to 50 percent in 2014. The main purpose of the article is an exploration of the impact that other components of power, like the President and the Parliament, and gender stereotypes can have on the appointment of women. In conclusion, the paper reveals the impact of the legislative gender quota and related higher representation of women in parliament on the number of female ministers.
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