%0 Journal Article %T Sin Ley de Cuotas termin¨® el gobierno de Bachelet %A Ahmet Karakaya %J Revista Enfoques : Ciencia Pol¨ªtica y Administraci¨®n P¨²blica %D 2011 %I Universidad Central de Chile %X This paper presents a comparison between women¡¯s political representation in the legislative power in Chile and Latina America. The formulation of some of the reasons ¨Ceconomic, cultural and institutional¨C for this low level of political representation of women in legislative offices in Chile is followed by an analysis of the quota law that appears to be a solution to overcome institutional reasons for this scarce representation. %K Quota law %K women¡¯s political participation %U http://www.politicaygobierno.cl/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Enfoques15_2_Karakaya.pdf