Women’s (Under-)Representation in the Judiciary: A Standpoint of Women Justices of the Peace in San Martín, Peru
(2021) MIDM19 20211Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- The under-representation of women in public decision-making in Peru has reaffirmed
the need for further studying the reasons for low representation. This study focuses on
the case at the lowest level of the Peruvian Judiciary: the Justices of the Peace (JoP) who
judge cases in their community based on the knowledge of the specific sets of values in
the community. The study shines light on the (under-)representation of women in the
JoP institution in Peru by examining barriers and facilitators to women’s candidature for
office, with special attention to the interlinkages with traditional social norms. The
study identifies prior volunteer, political and professional experience as a major
resource for women to run for office and... (More) - The under-representation of women in public decision-making in Peru has reaffirmed
the need for further studying the reasons for low representation. This study focuses on
the case at the lowest level of the Peruvian Judiciary: the Justices of the Peace (JoP) who
judge cases in their community based on the knowledge of the specific sets of values in
the community. The study shines light on the (under-)representation of women in the
JoP institution in Peru by examining barriers and facilitators to women’s candidature for
office, with special attention to the interlinkages with traditional social norms. The
study identifies prior volunteer, political and professional experience as a major
resource for women to run for office and explores the motivation of women JoPs
concentrating on the gender gap in ambition with machismo, upward mobility and
family support mechanisms as forces influencing women’s ambition. In a second step,
the study examines how elected women JoPs themselves perceive the effects of their
gender on their judicial reasoning to assess how far they can contribute with “a different
voice” to the office. (Less)
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- author
- Neumann, Giuliana LU
- supervisor
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- Moira Nelson LU
- organization
- course
- MIDM19 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Justice of the Peace, Women’s Representation, Gender Gaps, Political Ambition, Peru
- language
- English
- id
- 9044041
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-21 10:31:56
- date last changed
- 2021-06-21 10:31:56
@misc{9044041, abstract = {{The under-representation of women in public decision-making in Peru has reaffirmed the need for further studying the reasons for low representation. This study focuses on the case at the lowest level of the Peruvian Judiciary: the Justices of the Peace (JoP) who judge cases in their community based on the knowledge of the specific sets of values in the community. The study shines light on the (under-)representation of women in the JoP institution in Peru by examining barriers and facilitators to women’s candidature for office, with special attention to the interlinkages with traditional social norms. The study identifies prior volunteer, political and professional experience as a major resource for women to run for office and explores the motivation of women JoPs concentrating on the gender gap in ambition with machismo, upward mobility and family support mechanisms as forces influencing women’s ambition. In a second step, the study examines how elected women JoPs themselves perceive the effects of their gender on their judicial reasoning to assess how far they can contribute with “a different voice” to the office.}}, author = {{Neumann, Giuliana}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Women’s (Under-)Representation in the Judiciary: A Standpoint of Women Justices of the Peace in San Martín, Peru}}, year = {{2021}}, }