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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definition and Purpose}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{= mechanism to guarantee a certain percentage of women are present either (1) the ballot paper or (2) in parliament} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{- act as a process and a facilitator of women's political inclusion} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{- compensate for the many gendered barriers of accessing political office} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of Gender Quota's}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Constitutional (e.g. France, Rwanda) → aka reserved seats: are usually enshrined in a country's constitution and guarantee that a certain proportion/number of parliamentary seats are reserved for women} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Voluntary (e.g. Scandinavian countries; Germany) → quota's are voluntarily set by political parties to facilitate the nomination of a certain number or proportion of women candidates} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Legislative (e.g. ROI, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Argentina) → are enshrined in the election law, political party law or other comparable law of a country; usually apply to the nomination stage of candidate selection} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Application of Quota's}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Results /Outcome (Reserve Seats)} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Nomination (Candidate Selection)} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Effectiveness of Quota's (Franceschet et al, 2012)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- imposing significant quota obligations and penalties} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- strong political will} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- combining (fit) with institutional structures} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reasons for Movement}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} - Legacy of (i) historical exclusion of women from political citizenship (ie suffrage); (ii) bias towards traditional gender roles have resulted in women's \seqsplit{under-representation} worldwide; and (iii) challenge the gendered nature of political institutions and decision-making & Men are over represented: 26.9\% women parliamentarians; 73.1\% men parliamentarians -\textgreater{} time to problematise men's overrepresentation rather than normalise women's underrepresentation (Rainbow Murray) \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 14) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - progress in women's representation is slow, static, and subject to reversals & Ireland is ranked 104th of the world today \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} - growing pressures on states/political parties since 90s to tackle women's \seqsplit{under-representation} & {\bf{endogenous pressure:}} e.g. women's movements, growing electoral competition, political parties {\bf{exogenous pressure:}} e.g. UN, and the EU \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reasons for Implication}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- women's mobilisation} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- democratic renewal/change} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- international pressure (UN)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- elite support and strategic considerations -\textgreater{} often times key if positice action measures are to be introduced} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reason for Differences in Success}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Issues of system fit -\textgreater{} easier to 'fit' gender quota with PR-List electoral system} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Placement rules/mandates} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Sanctions, complience and enforcement -\textgreater{} how are the quotas enforced? finacial, disqualification, list rejection, etc.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- winnable seats} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- political leadership \& will} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- political \& wider societal culture} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Lessons Learned}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- it takes at least three electoral cycles to see numbers increase} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Resistance from 'local' party and resentment from male candidates} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Quotas have been associated with an increase in the introduction of women-friendly policy legislative proposals} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- need to manage ecpectations: "Women elected following the introduction of gender quotas shouldn't carry the sole responsibility 'to change the system'"} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Gender Quota's in Ireland}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In Ireland, legislative gender quotas require that political parties nominate 30\% women candidates for general elections. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) - Passed in 2012 to address gender imbalance in Parliament. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) - Quotas apply to parties running at least 30 candidates. \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) - Parties face financial penalties for not meeting quotas. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) - Aims to increase representation of women in politics. \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) {\bf{reasons}}: \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) - The under-representation of women in Irish politics \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 2) - Voluntary measures/'soft' targets were tried but failed \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 2) -\textgreater{} Party investment on attracting and promoting women in politics was low \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 2) - Political reform, democratic renewal, 'New Politics' \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 2) -\textgreater{} a desire to break away from the 'old way' of'doing' politics \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 2) - Women's mobilisation and feminist activism in society and parliament \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 2) - Levelling the 'political playing pitch' \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1) - Party elite support in government \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 1) {\bf{impact}}: \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 1) - 90 per cent increase women candidates \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 1) - 48 per cent increase in number of women TDs \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 1) - At the 2020 general election, 22.5 per cent women's representation in Dáil Éireann \newline % Row Count 31 (+ 2) } \tn \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Gender Quota's in Ireland (cont)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ → A record high but far away from gender parity% Row Count 2 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}