Quem nos representa? Estudo sobre a presença e atuação das deputadas e deputados no Legislativo Federal

Resumo

Who represents women in the Brazilian House of Representatives? In this study, I analyzed the performance of female and male deputies in the Chamber of Deputies through the proposal of legislative bills during the 48th to 56th legislatures, aiming to understand who advances initiatives to guarantee or expand women's rights. To this end, I developed a methodology to classify bills as structurally or incrementally favorable and structurally or incrementally unfavorable. I also examined the presence of these Members of Parliament in this legislative body by analyzing their occupation of leadership positions, seeking to determine whether women hold positions as president and vice president of the Board of Directors and Permanent Committees, as well as party leadership roles and rapporteur positions, proportionally to their number of elected representatives. By applying a qualitative and quantitative methodology, the results indicated that female deputies, particularly Black women, play a central role in the substantive representation of women, prioritizing agendas focused on guaranteeing and expanding their rights. Although, in absolute numbers, male deputies proposed more initiatives, the ratio between the number of female and male deputies and the quantity of projects proposed by each group revealed that female deputies lead in advocating for structural and socially transformative agendas. The analysis also provided insights into the exclusion of female deputies from strategic positions of power in the Chamber of Deputies. While they have a higher percentage of occupants in the presidency and vice-presidency of Permanent Committees and rapporteur positions compared to the percentage of women elected, they are absent or have a very low presence in other studied positions, especially in committees with greater prestige and impact on the decision-making process. Even in the Women’s Rights Committee, Black women continue to have low representation. I conclude that, although female deputies are the primary representatives of women in the Brazilian federal legislature, prioritizing proposals aimed at guaranteeing or expanding women's rights, their descriptive representation remains extremely low, and their performance is constrained by limited access to strategic positions of power. The exclusion of Black women from these spaces is even more pronounced, highlighting structural barriers that hinder a more equitable and diverse representation.

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Tipo

Dissertação

Ano

2025

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/36663

Temas

Administração Pública

Palavras-chave

Câmara dos DeputadosRepresentação substantivaRepresentação descritivaGêneroRaçaDireitos das mulheresChamber of DeputiesSubstantive representationDescriptive representationGenderRaceWomen's rightsAdministração públicaBrasil. Congresso Nacional. Câmara dos DeputadosGoverno representativo e representaçãoParticipação políticaMulheres na políticaDireitos das mulheres - Brasil