Women and Latin American Politics

I’ve noted before that the much-vaunted “tilt to the left” in Latin America is vastly oversimplified, and an article in the Miami Herald details what I see as a more interesting story, namely the political rise of women. The article also mentions the quotas in some legislatures, which reserve seats for women (there was a good article about this in Journal of Politics not too long ago as well). This does not mean that women will suddenly be elected all over the region, but I wonder whether an updated version of the “domino theory” might apply, as people see that women are effective presidents and therefore become more willing to vote for a female candidate in their own country.