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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">30320</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2022-24-1-136-147</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>WOMEN IN PUBLIC POLICY: REPRESENTATION AND QUOTAS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ЖЕНЩИНЫ В ПУБЛИЧНОЙ ПОЛИТИКЕ: УЧАСТИЕ И КВОТИРОВАНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Gender Quotas for Political Participation and the Case of Georgia</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Гендерное квотирование политического участия на примере Грузии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-0815</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Amiantova</surname><given-names>Irina S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Амиантова</surname><given-names>Ирина Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Analysis and Management</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат политических наук, доцент кафедры политического анализа и управления</p></bio><email>amiantova_is@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6567-7184</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bitsadze</surname><given-names>Nikoloz</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бицадзе</surname><given-names>Николоз</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>postgraduate at the Department of Political Analysis and Management</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры политического анализа и управления</p></bio><email>1042208033@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-02-25" publication-format="electronic"><day>25</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Women and Feminism in Global Politics</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Женщины и феминизм в глобальной политике</issue-title><fpage>136</fpage><lpage>147</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-02-25"><day>25</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Amiantova I.S., Bitsadze N.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Амиантова И.С., Бицадзе Н.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Amiantova I.S., Bitsadze N.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Амиантова И.С., Бицадзе Н.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/30320">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/30320</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The current study focuses on the key elements limiting the political representation of women in the modern world. In order to eliminate discrimination, some countries introduce gender quotas for political participation. Studying the legal framework of modern Georgia shows that, despite the existing common legal basis for the equality of women and men, the reality in political life is different. The lack of effective quota mechanisms significantly weakens the realization of women’s civil and political rights. Stereotypical attitudes and perceptions about the role of women in society are the main barriers to recruiting in the political and administrative deployment. Considering the gender aspect of political representation as a complex problem necessitated a systematic approach. The historical and comparative method was used to study the evolution of gender equality. A separate group of methods used in the article was made up of the political and legal analysis of empirical database national statistics. The article shows how the Georgian Parliament affects the position of women in politics by introducing mandatory quotas for national and local government elections, increasing the likelihood of women running, being elected and appointed.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В фокусе внимания - исследование ключевых факторов, ограничивающих политическое представительство женщин в современном мире. Залогом защиты от дискриминации служит успешное проведение гендерного квотирования политического участия. Изучение законодательной базы современной Грузии показало, что, несмотря на наличие общей правовой основы для равноправия женщин и мужчин, реальность в политической жизни иная. Отсутствие эффективных механизмов квотирования заметно ослабляет реализацию гражданских и политических прав женщин. Стереотипные взгляды и представления о роли женщин в обществе служат основными барьерами рекрутирования в политико-административном направлении. Рассмотрение гендерного аспекта политического представительства как комплексной проблемы обусловило необходимость применения системного подхода. При исследовании эволюции гендерного равенства использовался исторический и сравнительный метод. Отдельную группу используемых в статье методов составил политико-правовой анализ эмпирических данных национальной статистики. В статье показано, как законодательная власть Грузии, вводя обязательные квоты для национальных и местных правительственных структур, влияет на положение женщин в политике, увеличивая вероятность того, что они будут баллотироваться, избираться и назначаться.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Georgia</kwd><kwd>gender quotas</kwd><kwd>political representation</kwd><kwd>stereotypes</kwd><kwd>government</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Грузия</kwd><kwd>гендерные квоты</kwd><kwd>политическое представительство</kwd><kwd>стереотипы</kwd><kwd>власть</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Ara, F. (2019). Barriers to the political participation of women: A global perspective. Society &amp; Change, 13(4), 7-22.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Ballington, J. (2014). The Implementation of Quotas: African Experiences Quota Report Series. In J. 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