The Quota System and Its Impact on the Political Participation of Iraqi Women after 2005

Abstract

The development of countries is now viewed through the extent of women's involvement in decision-making positions, which leads to the removal and change of the concept of backward and traditional values of public life, and that the adoption of the quota system has had positive effects when adopted by countries, as its adoption has led to an increase in the number of women in parliaments and forced parties to include women in their electoral lists. In Iraq, a percentage of (25%) of seats was allocated to women in the Iraqi State Administration Law for the Transitional Period in Article (30/c), and that percentage was also fixed in the Iraqi Constitution of (2005) (Article / 94 fourth) and was confirmed in the Elections Law No. (16) of (2005), and the accompanying amendments, and obligating political parties to integrate women into electoral lists, which helped increase the participation of Iraqi women in political life, so the quota system is considered a renaissance measure for women and a mechanism to support political participation.