QoG code: qar_typ
Type of gender quota. 'seats' denotes a national quota that reserves a certain percentage of seats in the legislature for women. 'candidate' denotes a national gender quota that requires all parties to field a certain percentage of female candidates or nominees. 'both' denotes hybrid quotas that use a mix of both types.
Coded only for country-years where a quota was present.
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 84 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1947-2015 |
This variable has information from 1947 to 2015.