Good Example Of Article Review On Summery Two Articles Of Latin America

Morgan, Jana, Rosario Espinal, and Jonathan Hartlyn. 2008. “Gender politics in the Dominican Republic: Advances for women, ambivalence from men.” Politics & Gender 4 (January): 35-63.
Article by Morgan and Hartlyn analyzes the political participation of women in the Dominican Republic between1994-2004 and explains the gender gap. Authors presented two concepts such as traditional and modern gender gap. Four national public surveys of 1994, 1997, 2001, and 2004 were used as the main source of data. Authors analyzed the gender gap by surveying the public opinion on interest in politics, civic engagement and whether the women are supported in politics or not. The multivariate regression analysis was used for the research. The variables used were motivations, socio-demographic factors (age, education and wealth) and integration in the public life. The findings showed that Dominican Republic moved away from traditional gender gap to the modern gender gap. Education was significant in determining the civic engagement of women, but age and marital status did not show any significant results. Finally, the research showed that the low interest of women in politics and elite cues can motivate significantly women’s engagement in politics by supporting them.
Desposato, Scott, and Barbara Norrander. 2009. “The gender gap in Latin America: Contextual and individual influences on gender and political participation.” British journal of political science 39 (January): 141-162.
Article by Desposato and Norrander analyses the cross-sectional data for seventeen Latin American countries on gender participation. The gender gap was assessed via conventional and unconventional participation; for each type of participation 3 question- surveys were used. Two-level model was used for the analysis. This model analyzed the impact of socio-economic variables and contextual variable on gender participation, either on the individual or the country level. The findings revealed that socio-economic factor, such as employment has a significant impact on women’s participation. The education level and religiousness had diverse results, whereas age showed no impact at all. The contextual factors indicated to the positive effects of women elected in the government and presence of gender quota laws on closing the gender gap. In conclusion, authors suggested further steps in order to better understand the gender gap and politics in Latin America.