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Quotas
Quota may refer to: Economics * Import quota, a restriction on the quantity of goods that can be imported into a country * Market Sharing Quota, an economic system used in Canadian agriculture * Milk quota, a quota on milk production in Europe * Individual fishing quota, a quota on allowable catch Politics *Electoral quota **:Electoral system quotas, Quotas in electoral systems **Quota rule, a requirement for systems of Apportionment (politics), apportionment **Largest remainders method, Largest remainder methods Demographic quotas * Quotaism, the concept of organizing society around a quota system * Racial quota, numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting or graduating members of a particular racial group * Gender quota Music and entertainment * The Quota (Jimmy Heath album), ''The Quota'' (Jimmy Heath album) or the title song, 1961 * The Quota (Red Garland album), ''The Quota'' (Red Garland album), a 1973 song * Quota (EP), ''Quota'' (EP), by Eleventyseven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender Quota
A gender quota is a Quotaism, quota used by countries and parties to increase women's representation or substantive equality based on gender in legislatures. Women are largely Women in government, underrepresented in parliaments and account for a 26.9% average in parliaments globally. As of November 2021, gender quotas have been adopted in 132 countries. Around the world, quotas vary greatly in their enforcement and the stage of electoral process targeted, creating three main types of quotas: legislated candidate quotas, voluntary party quotas, and reserved seats. Regardless of their prevalence, they are a controversial measure, creating debates concerning their impacts, both negative and positive. Types of quota systems Developed by Drude Dahlerup, the definition of quotas contains two dimensions. The first examines what stage political recruitment process the quota targets. They can aim to increase the number of women who have considered running for office, the number of women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
