Las mujeres en el Gobierno local chileno, perfil de las alcaldesas y concejalas en la década de los noventa

Abstract

This article describes local female elites and candidates for Mayor and City Counselors during the 90’s in Chile. Through the study of electoral data, the authors conclude that women’s presence in local office has increased. Renovación Nacional topped the list concerning the frequency of female mayors in 1992 and 1996, until UDI surpassed this party in the 2000 elections. Meanwhile, the frequency of female city counselors has been bigger for the Concertación. Finally, the professional profile of these women is also assessed. The data indicates that «teacher» is the most frequent profession in both categories -mayors and city counselors.

Keywords

• Gender
• Local Government
• Political Participation
• Chile