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Latin American Countries With Legislative Gender Quotas

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru. Venezuela recently rescinded its law. In Colombia, there is a legal requirement that women occupy 30 percent of appointed positions in the executive branch.

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