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The diversity gap in the Portuguese and Spanish parliaments: descriptive representation through an intersectional perspective
Título Livro
Iberian Legislatures in Comparative Perspective
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2019
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
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Abstract/Resumo
This chapter constitutes the first attempt at examining the extent to which the diversity
represented in Iberian legislatures reflects the existing diversity in the population, a
crucial dimension on which to evaluate the quality of democracy. Drawing on original
biographical data of MPs, our survey of diversity looks at gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality
and ableness, and it pays attention to the intersection of gender with these markers of
identity. The results show that, whereas women’s presence has significantly increased in
the last decade, the other minority groups remain remarkably underrepresented. Crossparty differences are rather small, with the exception of the tendency for left-wing parties
to include more LGBT MPs and younger MPs. Our exploratory analysis also indicates
that gender interacts with the above mentioned markers of identity in specific ways. Men
MPs outnumber women MPs in all social groups (migrant origin and ethnic minority,
LGBT, and disability) but youth.
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