No. 69 (2020): Enero - junio
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Political harassment: the experiences of female deputy mayors in their political intervention during the 2010 - 2020 period

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  • Katherine Fernández-Rojas
Katherine Fernández-Rojas
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
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Published 2020-06-01

Keywords

  • Women - Political harassment - Costa Rica,
  • Gender discrimination - Costa Rica,
  • Sexism - Costa Rica,
  • Women - Political participation - Costa Rica,
  • Women - Political rights - Costa Rica

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Fernández-Rojas, K. (2020). Political harassment: the experiences of female deputy mayors in their political intervention during the 2010 - 2020 period. Entorno, 69, 76-80. https://revistas.utec.edu.sv/index.php/entorno/article/view/612

Abstract

The expressions of political harassment are manifested in the interviews conducted with the female deputy mayors. The purpose of political harassment is to obstruct the political participation of women in Costa Rica. Their political participation has been subjected by a constant struggle for the right to have access to the public field, however, the struggle continues in order to guarantee their full participation and to achieve real equality.

Keywords: Women - Political harassment - Costa Rica, Gender discrimination - Costa Rica, Sexism - Costa Rica, Women - Political participation - Costa Rica, Women - Political rights - Costa Rica

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11298/1165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v0i69.957

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