Abstract

BARRIENTOS JIMENEZ, Óscar Gonzalo. Joint democracy in Latin America: The de jure and de facto situation of the political participation of women in the Bolivian context. Rev. Derecho Estado [online]. 2018, n.40, pp.87-112. ISSN 0122-9893.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01229893.n40.04.

The historical context of the development of women's political rights reflects a constant discrimination in favor of the masculine gender, and to a large extent thanks to a series of significant achievements of the same women, a number of specific international protection instruments are adopted. Allow for some equality of opportunity in political participation rights. In the case of the Bolivian context within the framework of the Political Constitution of the State and different constitutional development laws, Bolivia has been consolidated as the only country in Latin America to achieve parity results at all levels. Nevertheless, and without losing objectivity, the work also reflects the systematic violation of the rights of political participation of municipal elected officials. Analyzing below the application of the first specific law of harassment and political violence in Latin America. Final considerations will demonstrate that only building a full parity democracy will contribute to the democratic legitimacy, good governance and sustainable development of any country.

Keywords : Discrimination; political participation rights; gender; parity democracy; harassment and political violence; Bolivia.

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