Download or read book Gender Politics in Brazil and Chile written by F. Macaulay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-04-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What impact do political parties have on women's political representation and on state gender policies? Does this vary at national and local levels? This study looks at the National Women's Ministry in Chile, a country of ideological conflict, strong parties and centralized government and the leftwing Brazilian Workers' Party, characterised by clientelism, weak parties and decentralization.