Parity in France: A ‘Dual Track’ Solution to Women's Under-Representation

Murray, Rainbow

doi:10.1080/01402382.2011.648010

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“…Existing scholarship considers the representation of ethnic minorities in France (Bird, 2005), the relationship between parity and diversity (Murray, 2012;Sénac, 2012;Lépinard, 2013) and the place of minority women within the feminist movement (Lépinard, 2014). However, this article is the first to provide a broad overview of the intersection of gender, ethnicity and religion within the particular context of French politics.…”

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The Political Representation of Ethnic Minority Women in France

Murray

2016

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This article nuances the argument that ethnic minority women experience cumulative disadvantage within politics. Drawing on the French case study, I demonstrate a complex relationship between gender and ethnicity. The gender parity movement saw ethnicity as competing with gender and rejected claims for ethnic minority representation, but still drew attention to the homogeneity of French politics. Descriptive representation of minority women is now slowly progressing, as they simultaneously promote gender and ethnic diversity within politics. However, their inclusion is conditional on their willingness to act as symbols of secularity and assimilation. This particularly constrains the substantive representation of Muslim women.

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The Political Representation of Ethnic Minority Women in France

Murray

2016

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“…This article places the events of 2012 within the wider context of women's representation in French politics and internationally. The parity law, unlike many other gender quotas, continues to produce incremental rather than fast-tracked change in women's representation, although the pace is starting to accelerate (Murray, 2012). There are still many indicators of persistent inequality of treatment for France's female politicians.…”

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Towards Parity Democracy? Gender in the 2012 French Legislative Elections

Murray

2012

Parliamentary Affairs

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The victory of the Left in 2012, and the application of reinforced parity legislation, led to significant gains for women in French politics, with 27% women in parliament and 50% in government, including a powerful Women's Minister. However, a poor performance by the Right, and the concentration of women in less powerful positions, indicate that the battle for equality is not yet won. Sé golè ne Royal's bid to become France's first female Speaker also ended in drama and failure. Promises to remove all state funding for parties who do not respect parity in the future could be the most important outcome for women of this election.

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“…Many studies have been conducted on the impact of the parity law (Achin & Lévêque, 2014;Bousquet, Sénac, Badre, & Berthy, 2017; Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes, 2016;Murray, 2012). They have found that parity has had most success in elected bodies where it has been compulsory and where the electoral system has been most favourable.…”

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Parity in France: A ‘Dual Track’ Solution to Women's Under-Representation

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

The Political Representation of Ethnic Minority Women in France

The Political Representation of Ethnic Minority Women in France

Towards Parity Democracy? Gender in the 2012 French Legislative Elections

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