Affirmative action and political participation of women in Bolivia
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https://doi.org/10.52428/20758960.v9i26.803Keywords:
Affirmative action, lnequality, Equity, Discrimination, Women's rightsAbstract
Affirmative actions have been used by countries to guarantee their population the access, with equal opportunity, to the rights recognized in national legislations, as well as to guarantee the obligations assu med by sign i ng on to i nternationa l treaties on human rights. This paper analyzes international treaties signed by Bolivia thatcontain the international obligation to guarantee women an equal access to political rights, of being a part of the electorate and being elected. We review the national regulations that have been dictated to try to comply with this international obligation. Finally, a historical analysis of Bolivian women "s access to the highest spheres of state organization is carried out in the legislative, executive and judicial bodies; concluding that although progress has been made on this issue, there is still work to be done to ensure that the Bolivian population is equally represented in these areas.
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