Javiera Arce-Riffo

Javiera Arce-Riffo holds a B.A. in Political Science and Government, Universidad de Chile, and an M.A. in Political Science, Political Processes and Institutions, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Currently she is the Executive Secretary of the Equality and Diversity Unit of the Universidad de Valparaíso. She is a member of the Red de Politólogas (Women Political Scientists’ Network) and an activist for women’s political rights. Previously, she participated in legislative discussions related to the binominal electoral system reform and the political parties law reform in Chile. In 2020 she was one of the creators of the gender parity electoral formula for the Chilean Constitutional Convention.

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Gender Parity in the Chilean Constitutional Convention: What Does it Mean for Chilean Democracy?

Gender Parity in the Chilean Constitutional Convention: What Does it Mean for Chilean Democracy?

Recently, on March 4, 2020, the two chambers of the Chilean Congress approved gender parity for the election of the Constitutional Convention that will shape the new Chilean Constitution. What is the importance of this? Why did ...