Electorate Gender

Introduction to Electorate Gender

Restrictions on the basis of gender were ended in the United States with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, and in Great Britain with enactment of the “flapper vote” law in 1928. Women were enfranchised in Germany under the Weimar Constitution in 1919, and the Soviet Union removed gender restrictions after the Russian Revolution of 1917. In Spain, women were enfranchised in 1931, and in Italy and France women won the right to vote after World War II (1939-1945). In Italy and France the participation of women in the wartime resistance movement against the Germans was an important factor in winning the franchise. Full enfranchisement came in Japan in 1946 under United States occupation. ” (1)

Resources

Notes and References

• Information about Electorate Gender in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia

Guide to Electorate Gender

In this Section

Election, Voter Registration, Electoral Systems, Election Types, How Voters Decide, Electoral Realignments, Electorate (including Electorate Historical, Electorate Gender, Electorate Race and Social Position, Electorate Property and Poll Tax and Residence) and Electronic Voting (including Electronic Voting Origins and Electronic Voting Problems)