Determinants of politics state secretariats creation for women and their role in the coalition: the cases of São Paulo, Maranhão and Rio Grande do Sul

• Grant number: 14/09962-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: May 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - State and Government
• Principal Investigator: George Avelino Filho
• Grantee: Juliana Fabbron Marin Marin
• Host Institution: Escola de Economia de São Paulo (EESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/15658-1 - Subnational political institutions: a comparative study of Brazilian States, AP.TEM

Abstract

How and why are women's rights agencies created at the subnational level in Brazil? This project explores two hypotheses - with in-depth case studies of São Paulo, Maranhão and Rio Grande do Sul - that might explain the creation of these agencies. We hypothesize that leftist governments are more likely to create women's rights agencies, and also more likely to appoint a member of the governor's party to head the agency. This might be explained due to the fact that women's rights lobbies are closer to leftist parties.