Students will write an analyzing current issus of gender within a specific policy area for one or mo ...

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Students will write an analyzing current issus of gender within a specific policy area for one or more of the countries in your focus region. You should assess how the current situation came to be and what are the near-term (5-10 years) prospects for policy change. Regardless of the policy area or countries selected, students will use the theoretical perspectives discussed in class to assess the role of gender in politics in general and for their region. You should assess how the current situation came to be and what are the near term (5-10 years) prospects for policy change. Regardless of the policy area or countries selected, students will use the theoretical perspectives discussed in class to assess the role of gender in polics in general and for their region. Your research question (and it should be a question) must deal with the intersection of gender, politics, and a policy issue area in your region. It should fall into one of the following categories: 1.Economic growth, opportunity, and distribution (inequality) 2.Foreign policy 3.Domestic security policy 4.Political and social rights 5.Environmental policy My research question is How do the electoral systems in Nicaragua and Guatemala influence gender inequality in political position and representation, and what policy interventions have the greatest potential for enhancing women's political empowerment in the political institutions within the region? The two countries the paper over is Nicaragua and Guatemala