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Mosby

(18,386 posts)
22. Because they have gender quotas in politics
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 09:09 PM
Nov 2024

It's like affirmative action for women, 120 countries around the world do this. It's actually a great example of how social engineering can affect a culture in a positive way, though as the below article points out, parity between men and women is still lacking in a lot of sectors.

Mexican men have more experience with woman politicians and lack some of the more toxic elements of machismo seen with American Latinos.

No Latin American country has passed more reforms expanding women’s representation than Mexico. In 1996, the country started with a measure recommending that at least 30 percent of political parties’ legislative candidates be women. In 2002, it became compulsory, and by 2008, the quota level rose to 40 percent. A 2014 amendment upped the level to gender parity for candidates for federal and local legislative seats. Along the way, a network of women from across civil society, academia, media, and government worked strategically to win support and close loopholes that made it easy for parties to run women candidates in districts they were likely to lose anyway or swapping a man into a post after a woman wins a seat. Mexican women went from having single-digit representation in the national congress 30 years ago to holding an equal number of seats today.

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Obviously the US and states will never enact gender quotas, because you know, freedom and shit.

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Well, I hope these A Holes are ready to mow the lawns, trim the hedges, etc. 'cause our Latino guys are no where to be SheilaAnn Nov 2024 #1
They are at mine. Every other week like clockwork jimfields33 Nov 2024 #26
Why assume that just because they are Latino that they would take these job openings? Pisces Nov 2024 #33
absolute fact...and Arab men were similar democratsruletheday Nov 2024 #2
Truth CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author ItsjustMe Nov 2024 #3
Despite poo poo king saying they are coming to rape our women... GreenWave Nov 2024 #8
So how does Mexico have a female president? prodigitalson Nov 2024 #4
Answer: Latino is not a monoculture n/t markpkessinger Nov 2024 #10
Because they have gender quotas in politics Mosby Nov 2024 #22
LOL, affirmative action for women Skittles Nov 2024 #23
Yes, Mexico has a woman President BlueHurricane Nov 2024 #5
Seems strange that so many are leaving these same jimfields33 Nov 2024 #28
As a Mexican-American (both parennts born there, but became citizens as teenagers) ReadItnWeep Nov 2024 #32
Oct 2024 Mexico has its 1st female president delisen Nov 2024 #6
"Canadian one" How about the Toronto Star? DinahMoeHum Nov 2024 #13
Thank you. I will look into it. nt delisen Nov 2024 #14
Racism and sexism decided this. Across all demographics. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #7
I agree. ificandream Nov 2024 #15
I'm a white woman. I'm even more ashamed of my own demographic. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #17
This, exactly! DemonGoddess Nov 2024 #24
"If she was a white man with half her qualifications" that wasn't named Biden, perplexingly. Beartracks Nov 2024 #34
That wasn't 82. Not so perplexing. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #37
Neither did white men and white women. nt Autumn Nov 2024 #9
I am an old white woman CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #11
I'm an old white guy. I voted for Kamala and the ticket, too. ificandream Nov 2024 #16
Why are we being blamed? CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #18
oh man Skittles Nov 2024 #19
Seems that some elderly men are of this ilk CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #20
I hear you Skittles Nov 2024 #21
white men electron_blue Nov 2024 #25
Parts of every demographic are guilty. Other parts of every demographic are not. It's ridiculous to Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #27
I agree. Dem policies benefit them tremendously. For example, spooky3 Nov 2024 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author claudette Nov 2024 #36
yes they should but most white women who support Trump are largely following the lead of the white men in their lives electron_blue Dec 2024 #39
Post disaster analysis gets you nowhere. Aussie105 Nov 2024 #29
I disagree, though I think we should await clearer evidence. spooky3 Nov 2024 #31
So then claudette Nov 2024 #35
yup Skittles Nov 2024 #38
And yet, many Latino men vote for women in Latin America, Elessar Zappa Dec 2024 #40
What's interesting about that is that I work in an environment where there are a lot of Latinos and a lot of Latino men. lees1975 Dec 2024 #41
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