Factors influencing the political participation of women in the State of Tabasco, Mexico

Abstract

The work analyses the structural factors of greatest impact in the process of women's political participation in areas the authority of the public administration of Tabasco State. It is a mixed study in the framework of the theory of democracy and gender equality. A questionnaire was applied to an intentional non-probabilistic sample of ninety women in electoral posts and state and municipal management positions in Tabasco. The factors that hinder women's insertion into the political sphere are political violence and sexual harassment. One of the main personal structural factors that limit women's political and administrative participation is lack of experience in the exercise of power. Among the factors that relegate women's political participation is favoritism partisan towards male leaders. And, among the personal factors that favor women's participation in a different state and municipal policy spaces are management skills and autonomy of judgment, sensitivity and commitment to social issues, and transparency in management. These results help identify women's challenges in successfully competing in electoral scenarios and management appointments in the state and municipal public administration.