Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?

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Autor(a) principal: Santos, Maria Helena
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Amâncio, Lígia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299
Resumo: Women’s political under-representation is still a reality (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2008) and the literature has pointed out several factors to explain the origin of the gender inequality in this context. Affirmative action measures have been implemented in order to promote equality. However, these measures have generated great controversy, being accused of unfairness for violating the merit principle. Following a previous research (Santos, 2004), this study aims at: confirming the genderization of non-politicians’ representations of politicians’ activity,  through its association to the male sphere; understanding how those individuals perceive gender inequality in politics; and knowing what those individuals think about of the measures aimed at reducing this inequality. Among the factors/obstacles identified, we highlight the discourses around the "naturalization" of History and the merit genderization which mainly limited to personality traits seldom associated with the female stereotype. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299
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spelling Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?A competência política, a desigualdade de género e as medidas de acção positiva: Uma questão "natural" ou de "competência"?-Women’s political under-representation is still a reality (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2008) and the literature has pointed out several factors to explain the origin of the gender inequality in this context. Affirmative action measures have been implemented in order to promote equality. However, these measures have generated great controversy, being accused of unfairness for violating the merit principle. Following a previous research (Santos, 2004), this study aims at: confirming the genderization of non-politicians’ representations of politicians’ activity,  through its association to the male sphere; understanding how those individuals perceive gender inequality in politics; and knowing what those individuals think about of the measures aimed at reducing this inequality. Among the factors/obstacles identified, we highlight the discourses around the "naturalization" of History and the merit genderization which mainly limited to personality traits seldom associated with the female stereotype. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299A sub-representação das mulheres na política continua uma realidade (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2008) e a literatura tem apontado vários factores para a origem da desigualdade de género neste contexto. Têm sido implementadas medidas de acção positiva no sentido de promover a igualdade. Contudo, existe uma enorme controvérsia, sendo as medidas acusadas de serem injustas, sobretudo por violarem o princípio do mérito. No seguimento de uma investigação (Santos, 2004), este estudo procura: confirmar a genderização das representações de não-políticos/as face à profissão de político/a, através da sua associação ao masculino; e o que esses indivíduos pensam acerca das medidas que se destinam a reduzir esta desigualdade. De entre os factores/obstáculos identificados, salientam-se os discursos sobre a “naturalização” da História e a genderização do mérito, que se limita praticamente a traços de personalidade pouco associados ao estereótipo feminino. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia2010-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299https://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299PSICOLOGIA; Vol. 24 No. 1 (2010); 117-140PSICOLOGIA; Vol. 24 N.º 1 (2010); 117-1402183-24710874-2049reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/article/view/299https://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/article/view/299/61Santos, Maria HelenaAmâncio, Lígiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-11-09T12:49:01Zoai:oai.appsicologia.org:article/299Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:10:11.880038Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
A competência política, a desigualdade de género e as medidas de acção positiva: Uma questão "natural" ou de "competência"?
title Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
spellingShingle Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
Santos, Maria Helena
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title_short Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
title_full Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
title_fullStr Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
title_full_unstemmed Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
title_sort Competence, Gender Inequality and Affirmative Action Measures: A "Natural" or a "Competence" Issue?
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Amâncio, Lígia
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description Women’s political under-representation is still a reality (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2008) and the literature has pointed out several factors to explain the origin of the gender inequality in this context. Affirmative action measures have been implemented in order to promote equality. However, these measures have generated great controversy, being accused of unfairness for violating the merit principle. Following a previous research (Santos, 2004), this study aims at: confirming the genderization of non-politicians’ representations of politicians’ activity,  through its association to the male sphere; understanding how those individuals perceive gender inequality in politics; and knowing what those individuals think about of the measures aimed at reducing this inequality. Among the factors/obstacles identified, we highlight the discourses around the "naturalization" of History and the merit genderization which mainly limited to personality traits seldom associated with the female stereotype. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v24i1.299
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