Derecho a la igualdad y no discriminación en la participación en la vida política y pública

Abstract

The right of women to participate in political and public life is one of the achievements of the women's movement that has achieved recognition and protection at the international level, both in the Universal Human Rights System and in the Inter-American Protection System. to Human rights; as well as in internal regulations, and Ecuador is no exception. Despite the regulatory and institutional advances that have taken place in the country, true equality has not yet been achieved in the participation of women in spaces of political and public life, in positions of selection and appointment, and in all spaces where decisions are made. This article analyzes, through quantitative and qualitative methods and a dogmatic and normative study, the problem and proposes possible solutions to overcome the dissonance between normative protection and reality.