“Parliamentary systems promote equal rights for all genders while allowing for better expression of the differences between genders. As Falk and Hermle (2018) say after observing 80,000 individuals in 76 countries, “the more that women have equal opportunities, the more they differ from men in their preferences.” They are more democratic and less populistic and decrease the importance of religion” - From Why Not Parliarmentarism? by Tiago Ribeiro Dos Santos #parliamentarism

“I argue that parliamentary systems are vastly superior to presidential systems. The word “superior” is deliberately chosen because parliamentary systems outperform presidential ones in just about any aspect worth pursuing by a respectable and universal ethical philosophy.” From Why Not Parliarmentarism? by Tiago Ribeiro Dos Santos #parliamentarism

Today on International Day of #Parliamentarism, we want to shed light on #women in #parliaments. Strategies to increase women's representation vary widely across the world. At #GIGAForum, experts discussed the differences. Watch video here ▶️ : https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/giga-forum/women-in-parliaments-worldwide-strategies-to-the-top

I read this book review of “The Conquest of Bread”, where it says that #Kropotkin was very much against #parliamentarism, and I remembered: you know who else attacked parliamentarism, like, a lot? Hitler. Just sayin’.