الكوتا النسائية : نشأتها، أنماطها و تطبيقاتها في العراق و الدول العربية

Abstract EN

A number of Arab countries have adopted a quota system, or quotas for women, as a quick and effective way to deal with the underrepresentation of women in parliament and Arab legislative councils.

The current study tries to shed light on the quota system in seven Arab countries, analyzes its patterns, forms, and mechanisms for its implementation, and identifies areas of strength and weakness in them and the opportunities and challenges they have produced in front of women's participation in politics.

The study concluded that the Arab countries, despite their differences in implementing the quota system, have not been able to overcome cultural obstacles to women's political participation.

The representation of women according to the quota system is affected by the electoral systems prevailing in Arab countries, as well as by the political culture of the electorate, the strength of the women's movement and ideological orientations.

This is what makes the quota not the only actor in raising the level of women's political participation.

Despite the importance of mandatory quotas and its role in increasing women's representation in parliaments, it is not a solution to the problem of weak political representation of women, and that activating the political role of women must target the root causes and factors preventing them from political participation and finding solutions to them, which must stem from society and the culture itself and not to impose it through Legislation.