Regional Differences and Women’s Relative Success at Municipal Elections in Brazil

Why do women have a better performance in the less economically developed regions at Brazil’s local elections? The article tests three possible answers, sometimes suggested in the debates about the question: 1) the association of female candidates with right-wing parties in those regions, 2) the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis Felipe Miguel, Cristina Monteiro de Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-05-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/8440