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This research explores how gender quotas affect the representation of marginalized women in Chilean Congress.

July 16, 2026Latin American Politics and SocietyOpen Access

Representing the Margins: An Intersectional Analysis of Chile’s Gender Quota

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CVConstanza Antonia Barraza VargasUniversidad Central de Chile

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This article analyzes how gender quotas impact the representation of marginalized women’s interests in Chilean Congress, implying significant legislative changes.

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This research explores how gender quotas affect the representation of marginalized women in Chilean Congress.
Analyzed legislative terms before (2014–18) and after (2018–22) the gender quota implementation.
Counted the number of marginalized women entering Congress in each electoral cycle.
Reviewed laws and bills on gender issues to assess representation of marginalized women’s needs.
Marginalized women’s interests were better represented post-quota, but still constituted a minor part of legislative output.
A greater number of marginalized women entered Congress after the quota implementation.
Legislation addressing intersectional issues was sponsored by a variety of congresswomen, reflecting increased focus on marginalized communities.

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Constanza Antonia Barraza Vargas (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a58752d2b46c88ba9ad108a https://doi.org/10.1017/lap.2026.10065

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This article analyzes how gender quotas impact the representation of marginalized women’s interests in Chilean Congress, implying significant legislative changes.

Representing the Margins: An Intersectional Analysis of Chile’s Gender Quota

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Representing the Margins: An Intersectional Analysis of Chile’s Gender Quota

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