Del dicho al “techo” Las leyes de cupo y paridad en Río Negro. La historia de las sanciones y el impacto en la Legislatura (1993-2021)

Abstract

This research focuses on understanding the process of enacting gender quota and parity laws in the province, the political context that enabled their early enactment, and the characteristics of their implementation and impact. To this end, it analyzes, on the one hand, the arguments and social and political factors that made the debate—on quotas and parity—possible and, on the other, the characteristics of their implementation, within the framework of an institutional environment steeped in masculinized cultural codes, from a situated and critical feminist perspective. The focus will be on the development stage of the adoption of quotas (Provincial Law 2642, 1993, art. 128 bis) and equivalent gender participation at the provincial level (Provincial Law 3717, 2003, art. 128 bis). The question that guided the research is: What were the social and political factors, as well as the characteristics of the debate and enactment of quota and gender equality laws in the province, and what particularities (limitations and challenges) did their effective implementation at the provincial level acquire in the period 1995-2019? The methodological strategy implemented combines the collection, systematization, production, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. To reconstruct the process of enacting political reforms, official documents (stenographic versions, session logs, official lists) and newspaper articles from the region were analyzed.