In 2010, Dilma Rousseff was the first woman to be elected President
in Brazil. She was re-elected in 2014 before being impeached in
2016 for breaking budget laws. Her popularity and controversy both
energized and polarized the country. In Women’s Empowerment and
Disempowerment in Brazil, dos Santos and Jalalzai examine
Rousseff’s presidency and what it means for a woman to hold (and
lose) the country’s highest power. The authors examine the
ways Rousseff exercised dominant authority and enhanced women’s
political empowerment. They also investigate the extent her gender
played a role in the events of her presidency, including the
political and economic crises and her ensuing impeachment.
Emphasizing women’s political empowerment rather than
representation, the authors assess the effects of women executives
to more directly impact female constituencies—how they can
empower women by appointing them to government positions; make
policies that advance women’s equality; and, through visibility,
create greater support for female politicians despite rampant
sexism. Women’s Empowerment and Disempowerment in Brazil
uses Rousseff’s presidency as a case study to focus on the ways
she succeeded and failed in using her authority to empower women.
The authors’ findings have implications throughout the world.
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