Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments

Since women (like men) differ in their interests and perspectives, we argue, that studies of the descriptive representation of women in politics ought to consider not only how many women are elected, but also which segments of the female population are proportionally represented and under-represente...

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Main Authors: JOSHI, Devin K., OCH, Malliga
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-31802016-04-13T08:54:05Z Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments JOSHI, Devin K. OCH, Malliga Since women (like men) differ in their interests and perspectives, we argue, that studies of the descriptive representation of women in politics ought to consider not only how many women are elected, but also which segments of the female population are proportionally represented and under-represented. Applying this framework to new data on the demographic characteristics of over 4000 members of parliament from sixteen countries in Asia, we find female MPs typically unrepresentative of their country's female populations at the pivotal intersections of social class and generation. With few exceptions, the majority of women (those who are young, elderly, in working-class occupations, and with average levels of education) are highly under-represented despite considerable variation across countries in electoral systems, quotas for female representation, and levels of socio-economic development. These findings raise interesting questions and offer new avenues for future research on the descriptive representation and substantive representation of women in politics. 2014-11-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1923 info:doi/10.1016/j.wsif.2014.06.004 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Women representation parliament Asia Asian Studies Political Science Politics and Social Change
institution Singapore Management University
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Singapore
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language English
topic Women representation
parliament
Asia
Asian Studies
Political Science
Politics and Social Change
spellingShingle Women representation
parliament
Asia
Asian Studies
Political Science
Politics and Social Change
JOSHI, Devin K.
OCH, Malliga
Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
description Since women (like men) differ in their interests and perspectives, we argue, that studies of the descriptive representation of women in politics ought to consider not only how many women are elected, but also which segments of the female population are proportionally represented and under-represented. Applying this framework to new data on the demographic characteristics of over 4000 members of parliament from sixteen countries in Asia, we find female MPs typically unrepresentative of their country's female populations at the pivotal intersections of social class and generation. With few exceptions, the majority of women (those who are young, elderly, in working-class occupations, and with average levels of education) are highly under-represented despite considerable variation across countries in electoral systems, quotas for female representation, and levels of socio-economic development. These findings raise interesting questions and offer new avenues for future research on the descriptive representation and substantive representation of women in politics.
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author JOSHI, Devin K.
OCH, Malliga
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title Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
title_short Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
title_full Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
title_fullStr Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
title_full_unstemmed Talking about my generation and class? Unpacking the descriptive representation of women in Asian parliaments
title_sort talking about my generation and class? unpacking the descriptive representation of women in asian parliaments
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2014
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1923
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