Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the conformity of gender quotas with the constitutional concept of equality. The importance of this examination is to answer the question whether gender quotas are constitutional. My argument is that gender quotas are constitutional because they address de fa...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Published: |
AUC Knowledge Fountain
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613413037834240 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed |
| author_browse | El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed |
| author_facet | El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed |
| author_sort | El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. |
| description | The purpose of this thesis is to examine the conformity of gender quotas with the constitutional concept of equality. The importance of this examination is to answer the question whether gender quotas are constitutional. My argument is that gender quotas are constitutional because they address de facto inequality by making women’s representation equal to men’s representation. I argue that Egypt has a history of adopting quotas to guarantee the representation of disadvantaged groups. I also tie the constitutionality of the gender quota to the current political landscape where the Muslim Brotherhood controls the state. I argue that gender quotas will not, most probably, be adopted under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they do not believe in equal representation for women |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1860 |
| institution | American University in Cairo (Egypt) |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:35:44.926Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from AUC Knowledge Fountain — bepress |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publishDateRange | 2013 |
| publishDateSort | 2013 |
| publisher | AUC Knowledge Fountain |
| publisherStr | AUC Knowledge Fountain |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | AUC Knowledge Fountain — bepress |
| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1860 Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed The purpose of this thesis is to examine the conformity of gender quotas with the constitutional concept of equality. The importance of this examination is to answer the question whether gender quotas are constitutional. My argument is that gender quotas are constitutional because they address de facto inequality by making women’s representation equal to men’s representation. I argue that Egypt has a history of adopting quotas to guarantee the representation of disadvantaged groups. I also tie the constitutionality of the gender quota to the current political landscape where the Muslim Brotherhood controls the state. I argue that gender quotas will not, most probably, be adopted under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they do not believe in equal representation for women 2013-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/861 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1860/viewcontent/CONSTITUTIONAL_20THEORY_20AND_20POLITICAL_20HISTORY_20AS_20JUSTIFICATION_20FOR_20THE_20GENDER_20QUOTA_20IN_20EGYPT_e2_80_99S_20LEGISLATURE.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Constitutiol law Elections -- Egypt. |
| spellingShingle | Constitutiol law Elections -- Egypt. El-Menshawy, Abir Ahmed Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title | Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title_full | Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title_fullStr | Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title_short | Constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in Egypt's legislature |
| title_sort | constitutional theory and political history as justification for the gender quota in egypt s legislature |
| topic | Constitutiol law Elections -- Egypt. |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/861 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1860/viewcontent/CONSTITUTIONAL_20THEORY_20AND_20POLITICAL_20HISTORY_20AS_20JUSTIFICATION_20FOR_20THE_20GENDER_20QUOTA_20IN_20EGYPT_e2_80_99S_20LEGISLATURE.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT elmenshawyabirahmed constitutionaltheoryandpoliticalhistoryasjustificationforthegenderquotainegyptslegislature |