Where are they? The effectiveness of gender quota in the elections for city councilor from 2000 to 2016 in Brazil

Resumo

Are gender quotas being effective in securing a greater number of women candidates and elected policy, the participation, and representation of women in the local power arenas using the elections for city councilor from 2000 to 2016 in Brazil. Methodologically, I use descriptive statistics and t-tests to compare the averages of the percentage of female candidates before and after the change in the gender quota by a state as well as the success rate in the elections. The results of the study show that the gender quotas were effective in increasing the number of women candidates, but that these applications were not translated into elected women. In addition, the success rate of women in the elections fell after the obligation to fill vacancies in the candidacies. in municipal elections for city councilor? This paper seeks to verify the effectiveness of the gender quotas.