Perfil sóciopolítico das representantes eleitas para o Parlamento em Moçambique (1994, 1999, 2004 e 2014)

Abstract

As a result of the impacts of democracy that has been felt in the last few decades by almost everyone, there is an expansion of spaces that allow greater political participation by citizens at all levels. Equitively, new perspectives of citizens' political participation took place, among them, perspectives aimed at gender factors, as a way of integrating and reducing the gender gap in the political sphere. In this sense, the present research work aimed to analyze which aspects of the socio-political profile impact the election of women to parliament in Mozambique. The study sought to identify the profile of women who are elected deputies for the Assembly of the Republic, in an analysis of four legislatures, since the first multiparty election, in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2014. The research sought to evidence the existing relationship between the socio professional and political profile of parliamentarians and the influence of the electoral and party system in the Mozambican sphere for the election of these women, regarding institutions as legitimate channels for society's choices, as a whole. As a methodological resource it is seen as a qualitative and quantitative research, using the database on the women's curriculum where variables related to: educational background, profession, party identification, sex, age, marital status were extracted. In the meantime, aiming to show if there is a socio-political profile that explains the participation and representation of women for the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique. Find out for a reality not far from what has been listed by various surveys, with the preference for male representatives not necessarily depending on the differentiation of the socio-political profile, as for both sexes they are similar. However, the election of women to Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique tends to depend on being a member of the traditional parties, especially those that serve as a support base for the executive; have experience or political trajectory (hold public and / or partisan positions). It is worth mentioning the importance of quotas, since the Frente Liberação de Moçambique Party (FRELIMO) is the party that elects women the most and is the only party that joined voluntary party quotas.