Date of Award
Fall 12-2015
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs
First Advisor
Ngoc Phan
Advisor Department
Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs
Abstract
Do higher levels of female labor force participation increase female political representation? Over the past 40 years, the involvement of Latina women in the labor force and the number of female legislators in Latin America has been steadily increasing. To determine if there is a correlation between these two variables, this research builds on the socio-economic status model created by Brady, Verba and Schlozman (1995). Using both a bivariate and a multivariate model, I test for a correlation between the number of women working and the number of elected female legislators in 24 Latin American countries. Contrary to expectations, I find that increases in female labor force participation did not increase female political representation. Instead, gender quotas significantly impacted female representation in Latin America.
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Recommended Citation
Carpenter, Murakami A., "¿Dónde Están Todas las Mujeres?: The Impact of Female Labor Force Participation on Female Political Representation in Latin America" (2015). Honors Theses. 353.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/353