Democracy and (gender) equality

RBG and Bolivia

Abstract

The Bolivian constitutional reform of 2009 consolidated the objective recognition of women's political rights, proposing the exercise of gender equality as a criterion to occupy public decision-making positions. However, the challenge of guaranteeing the full exercise of these rights in the midst of a society culturally rooted in machismo remains. In this sense, through the deductive method and a descriptive analytical analysis, this document analyzes the current regulations in contrast to the reality of access to public office in Bolivia, taking as a parameter the work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the inclusion of women's rights and gender equality in the Supreme Court of the United States. In the end, it is concluded that this premise of equality and equity are not guaranteed, and this work is pending on the part of the State.