Orientador: Maria Lygia Quartim de Moraes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T14:25:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Scuro-Somma_MariaLucia_M.pdf: 587497 bytes, checksum: 99a972af0d06e769d5d5f2243ee3c6ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: O presente trabalho pretende investigar as trajetórias políticas e de vida das atuais legisladoras uruguaias. Durante o processo de pesquisa, foram realizadas entrevistas com deputadas e senadoras eleitas no período 2005-2010, no intuito de conhecer suas histórias, as dificuldades e desafios com que se depararam no sistema político uruguaio, no seu percurso até ter acesso a uma cadeira no Parlamento. O estudo parte da premissa de que não é igual o caminho percorrido por uma mulher do que o transitado por um homem quando resolve dedicar-se à carreira política. À procura dessas diferenças é que são delineadas as trajetórias dessas mulheres. O trabalho apresenta uma discussão teórica e alguns dos conceitos chaves em termos de sociologia das relações de gênero, bem como um mapa comparativo da situação do Uruguai e da região em termos de posicionamento das mulheres na esfera econômica e educativa para, posteriormente, ver as posições que elas ocupam nos cargos políticos e, mais precisamente, nos parlamentos dos países latino-americanos. A análise do discurso das parlamentares coloca três eixos centrais de discussão: a) a militância e o processo de ditadura, pelo qual, de uma ou outra maneira, essas mulheres passaram; b) o feminismo e a consciência de gênero no trabalho político; c) a conciliação entre família e política / Resumen: El presente trabajo pretende indagar en las trayectorias políticas y de vida de las actuales legisladoras uruguayas. Durante el proceso de investigación se realizaron entrevistas con diputadas y senadoras electas en el período 2005-2010, con la finalidad de conocer sus historias, las dificultades y desafíos que encontraron el en sistema político uruguayo para acceder a una banca en el Parlamento. El trabajo parte de la premisa de que no es igual el camino que recorre una mujer que el que recorre un hombre cuando decide dedicarse a la carrera política. En busca de esas diferencias es que se delinean las trayectorias de estas mujeres. El trabajo plantea una discusión teórica y algunos de los conceptos claves en términos de sociología de relaciones de género. También un mapa comparativo de la situación de Uruguay y la región en términos de posicionamiento de las mujeres en la esfera económica y educativa para luego ver las posiciones que estas ocupan en los cargos políticos y, más precisamente, en los parlamentos de los países latinoamericanos. El análisis del discurso de las parlamentarias coloca tres ejes centrales de discusión: a) la militancia y el proceso de dictadura, por el cual de una u otra manera estas mujeres pasaron; b) el feminismo y la conciencia de género en el trabajo político; c) la conciliación familia-política / Mestrado / Sociologia / Mestre em Sociologia

The thesis is about the representation of the women in the politics, especially in The Czech Republic. The goal is to answer on the question, if this approach depends on the position of the political party on the ideological left-right spectrum. First the thesis is focused on the development of the women's position in the society since the 18th century and on the women's right struggle within feminism. The second part of thesis presents the methods, which support the women's political activity. The last capture analyzes the approach to the women in politics of seven political parties, which won the seat in the Chamber of Deputies in Parliament of The Czech Republic in the years 2006 and 2010. It compares their approach to policy of equal gender representation in the party's documents and in the reality. The result of the analysis is that the power of the party is more important than its position on left-right spectrum in the approach to women. The more powerful party is the less opportunities have the women in politics.

Gender equality is one of the important phenomena in development, in that uneven development results in gender inequality. In the process of development, some groups of people, especially men, benefit more than others because the structures allow them to participate more. The poor are thought of as men mainly, whereas the majority of the poor are women. There can be no sustainable development when decisions about changing the lives of people are taken without the participation of half of the very lives that have to be changed, i.e. women. In an attempt to address gender inequality, feminist theories emphasize the need for equal treatment of men and women. The main concern is how women are encouraged to participate in development. Thus, gender approaches were introduced so as to mainstream women into development. Again, there is increasing recognition among politicians and researchers of the importance of considering gender issues in local government policy to reduce political inequalities, and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the local government. It is extremely necessary that women should also participate in decision-making at this level of governance. This case study was conducted at the Krugersdorp Local Council. The main objective of the study was to evaluate factors that inhibit or promote the participation of women in political decision-making. Focus group interviews were conducted, and twenty respondents participated in the study. Some of the major findings of this study were that the community around Krugersdop is still patriarchal and that the Krugersdorp Local Council is not yet gender sensitive. Also, the triple roles, lack of safety and not knowing the role of being a councillor inhibit women councillors from political decision-making. On the other hand, the proportional representation encourages women to participate in political decision-making. / Dr. Maria Motebang

<p>How does the built environment contribute to democracy? Can the built environment shape democratic processes of representation? This project employs mixed-methods to explore the relationship between the city, as a built and lived environment, and the inclusion of marginalized groups in democratic politics, focusing on how social movements contribute to political representation. Using the Gezi Park protests in Turkey and the Women’s March protests in Boston, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, and Amarillo, I develop a theoretical account of how and why the built environment encourages democratic inclusion of diverse groups. I test these expectations through a series of statistical analyses of an original dataset on the Women’s March protests covering 330 cities with competitive mayoral elections between 2017-2018. Through both my quantitative analyses and my qualitative cases, I find that the spatial structure of the city shapes movement inclusion and that inclusive movements positively impact the quality of democracy, not only when activists are making direct claims to occupy particular spaces, as in the Gezi case, but also when activists come together for more abstract goals, as in the case of the Women’s Marches.</p>

This study explored how women involved in U.S. politics visually framed themselves on their Instagram pages. While recent research in political communications examined the use of Facebook and Twitter, few studies assessed Instagram's role in the game of politics. Guided by political and visual framing theories, a quantitative content analysis of Instagram posts (N = 1,947) from women involved in U.S. politics was conducted. This examination allowed for an exploration of how these public figures framed themselves on Instagram and the extent to which they shared personal content, despite their varied involvement in U.S. politics. Results showed that: both Democrat and Republican women shared political content more often than personal content; Instagram affords a visual-first emphasis for different political issues; and women most often framed themselves as the credible, ideal stateswoman, while still showcasing their personality. Implications for this study affirm Instagram as a legitimate political communications platform, despite its reputation as a food and travel haven.

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This study focuses on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District, and how news media portray her based on her gender, age, and ethnicity, which still play essential roles in the political system in the United States. The analysis of previous academic research, newspaper articles from the New York Times and the Washington Post (June 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) and framing and feminist theories are used to evaluate coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The newspaper stories are examined based on the framing of traits including being the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, being Latina, and being one the most progressive politicians in the Congress. The main objective of this study is to shed light on a topic that at this moment in time is more relevant than ever because the 116th Congress has the highest number of women and women of color in U.S. history. I examine media coverage that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez receives for stereotypical frames, so that, overall, all women running or holding public office may receive unbiased and more balanced media coverage. This study also intends to hold media outlets accountable for the way they portray different candidates because it has a significant influence on the voting population.

The effects that Women's political participation in the Middle East has on political parties and regimes have been investigated by the political science community. However, how women's political participation and changing societal roles affect women's lives has not received adequate attention. This is a comparative historical analysis that investigates how women's societal roles and political participation in Iraq changed from 1968 to the present. It examines how factors such as social conservatism, party ideology, war, sanctions, religion, and international pressure during different periods in Iraq's modern history influenced changes in Iraqi women's roles and participation over time. These changes in societal roles and political participation are used to analyze the restrictions and expansions in Iraqi women's civil rights in areas such as family, work and mobility, political and cultural expression, health and sexual control, and education. / by Gina Marie Longo. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

This thesis challenges the conventional wisdom that the W.S.P.U.'s strategy choices were unimportant in regard to winning women's suffrage. It confirms the hypothesis that the long-range strategy of the W.S.P.U. was to escalate coercion until the Government exhausted its powers of opposition and conceded, but to interrupt this strategy whenever favorable bargaining opportunities with the Government and third parties developed. In addition to filling an apparent research gap by systematically analyzing these choices, this thesis synthesizes and tests several piecemeal theories of social movements within the general framework of the natural history approach. The analysis utilizes data drawn from movement leaders' autobiographies, documentary accounts of the militant movement, and the standard histories of the entire British women's suffrage movement. Additionally, extensive use is made of contemporary periodicals and miscellaneous works on related movements.