(Weak) Institutions for the Advancement of Women: The Case of Women's Policy Agencies in Mexican States

ABSTRACT This study examines women's policy agencies (WPAs) in Mexico at the sub-national level using four structural variables that the literature has identified as critical: location within the government, mandates, administrative capabilities and leadership. I provide a descriptive inference...

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Main Author:	Ríos Cázares,Alejandra
Language:	English
Published:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia Política 2017
Subjects:	Mexico women policy agency advancement of women
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-090X2017000300685
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description	ABSTRACT This study examines women's policy agencies (WPAs) in Mexico at the sub-national level using four structural variables that the literature has identified as critical: location within the government, mandates, administrative capabilities and leadership. I provide a descriptive inference based on original budget data, human resources and sub-national legislation (2007 to 2014). The data confirm that cross-sectoral mandates may be difficult to fulfill in weak bureaucracies, which supports the proposal that a better strategy might be to build institutions that have a focused mandate. Finally, the Mexican case supports the notion that creating a WPA with a broad mandate and high administrative status that is underfunded may be a low-cost act of legitimacy for governments.
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title	(Weak) Institutions for the Advancement of Women: The Case of Women's Policy Agencies in Mexican States
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(Weak) Institutions for the Advancement of Women: The Case of Women's Policy Agencies in Mexican States

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