Gender and race as social markers of inequalities in political representation: a study on the participation of women and black women in institutional politics in the North of Minas Gerais and Vale do Jequitinhonha-MG

This article deals with the political representation of women in the northern mesoregions of Minas Gerais - MG and Vale do Jequitinhonha - MG, comprised of 140 municipalities. The objective is to investigate the phenomenon of inequality in political representation expressed through the gender and ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Correia, Idalécia Soares, Oliveira, Claúdia Luz de, Ferreira, Maria da Luz Alves, Alves, Maria Railma
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Plural (São Paulo. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/224218
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/plural/article/view/224218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gênero
Representação
Mulheres
Negras
Raça
Gender
Representation
Women
Black
Race
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Sumario:This article deals with the political representation of women in the northern mesoregions of Minas Gerais - MG and Vale do Jequitinhonha - MG, comprised of 140 municipalities. The objective is to investigate the phenomenon of inequality in political representation expressed through the gender and race/color variables. This is a quantitative work using descriptive statistics. Data collection took place on the Superior Electoral Court website—Open data portal. The data is analyzed by comparing the results of each region with data from municipal elections in Brazil. One may observe the differences between the regions and how much the scenario of underrepresentation of women in the Jequitinhonha Valley is more challenging than the context of underrepresentation of women in Brazil.