Abstract

CAMAL-CHELUJA, Tania Libertad. Political violence against women in subnational legislature: the case of Quintana Roo, Mexico. CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.37, pp.49-80.  Epub May 03, 2024. ISSN 1870-3569.  https://doi.org/10.46530/cf.vi37/cnfns.n37.p49-80.

The advancement of parity rules in Mexico allegedly meant having achieved full equality between women and men who are dedicated to politics; however, the numerical advance of women in congresses showed that descriptive representation was not sufficient to eliminate obstacles, including gender-based political violence, which prevents women from exercising their political rights. To confirm the previous hypothesis through a local case study, this article present the expressions of gender-based political violence based on gender that is exercised against women who venture into legislative activities. It is based on sixteen in-depth interviews carried out with deputies of the Quintana Roo congress, an interview with a senior local legislative official, and two heads of political training areas in national parties with state presence, all of them in office in the period 2012-2022. The findings of this research allow us to maintain that, although the presence of women in congresses has been promoted by the parity rules, practices corresponding to manifestations of gender-based political violence persist. These practices inhibit and constrain the full exercise of the functions of the female legislators.

Keywords : political violence against women; gender; subnational democracy; human rights; Quintana Roo congress.

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