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Chile's Gender Parity Law 21.216 — World's First Gender-Balanced Constitutional Body (2021)

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Law 21.216 (2020) mandated parity electoral lists and a results-correction mechanism for Chile's Constitutional Convention, producing the world's first gender-balanced constitutional body: 77 women, 78 men (49.7%). UNDP documented parity's measurable impact on substantive policy

49.7% (77 of 155)
Women in the Constitutional Convention (2021)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género (SernamEG)
Period
2020-present
Keywords
gender parity, political representation, electoral law, constitutional reform, women in politics

Context

Chile's Law 21.216 (2020) mandated gender-parity electoral lists and a results-correction mechanism for the Constitutional Convention.

Results

The rule produced the world's first gender-balanced constitutional body — 77 women and 78 men (49.7%) — with UNDP documenting parity's measurable impact on substantive policy.

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