This lecture illustrates the long-term accumulative effects of gender quotas in Taiwan's elections, especially in comparison with Taiwan's neighboring democracies like Japan and South Korea. The lecture also explains why women's significant presence in the national legislature has not led to more gender-balanced cabinets.
About the speaker
Chang-Ling Huang is Professor of Political Science at the National Taiwan University. She is currently working on a comparative study of quota politics in East Asia. She has works that have appeared in various Chinese and English academic journals and recently has authored chapters on gender politics in two handbooks. Huang received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award and Outstanding Social Service Award from the National Taiwan University. Besides teaching and research, Huang has been involved in Taiwan’s feminist movement. She was a board member and president of the Awakening Foundation, the earliest established feminist organization in post-war Taiwan, and a member of various government gender commissions.