In 2006, Peru was among 11 Latin American countries to elect presidents and nine to hold legislative elections. Women played a leading role, with three female presidential candidates and nine women running for first or second vice president on various party tickets. The legislative election ended with an unprecedented 35 women in Congress, nearly 30 percent of the total number of seats. But while progress was made in some areas, women still faced obstacles to full democratic participation.
This study, which examines the presidential candidates’ platforms, the conditions under which female congressional candidates competed, factors behind the increase in the number of women in the legislature, media coverage of the gender issue during the elections, political advertising and results of the balloting, offers insight into whether women really compete on equal terms with men in Peru’s electoral arena. The study was sponsored by International IDEA and its Peruvian partner, Transparencia, with funding from the Canadian Agency for International Cooperation’s Gender Equality Fund.
Presentación
Agradecimientos
Capítulo I: Candidatas precidenciales, planes de gobierno y agendas de género: ¿Hacen ellas la diferencia?
Capítulo II: Electiones al Congreso: Condiciones de competencia de las mujeres en la contienda
Capítulo III: Resultados de las elecciones al Parlamento: Más mujeres en el Congreso
Capítulo IV: Presencia de las mujeres en los medios y agenda de género duranta la capaña electoral
Capítulo V: Publicidad contratada en los medios de comunicación masivos
Capítulo VI: Una aproximación estadistica a los factores que influyen en la obtención de votos de los candidatos y las candidatas al Congreso por Lima
Balance general y recomendaciones
Bibliografia
Anexos
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