POLSCI 3V03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Inter-Parliamentary Union
11 Oct 2016
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Lower chamber more important in the sense that that is where legislation is --- Canada is ranked 64th, going down overtime. Argument underlying these numbers; would lives of women be improved in canada was ranking higher. Are the countries ranking near the top better for women: Why should we want to increase the number of women elected to the canadian. What difference do we expect it would make: correlation with lower corruption, barriers to power should decrease, normative message that women also belong in higher positions (equal standing of women, equal representation. Is there anything wrong with the focus on statistical representation: merit. Political representation occurs when political actors, speak ,advocate, symbolize, and act on the behalf of others in the political arena. Dr. karen bird: multiple dimensions to political (poli) representation (rep), which can be in competition with each other. Representatives who are delegates simply follow the expressed preferences of their constituents: strong in the us.
