▁mand ated ▁ ▁" every ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁a ▁woman ", ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁candidates ▁would ▁be ▁altern ated ▁between ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁the ▁party ▁list ▁of ▁preferred ▁candidates , ▁a ▁format ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" zi pper ▁qu ota ". ▁The ▁qu ota ▁was ▁im posed ▁on ▁ 2 9 0 ▁local ▁parties ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁party ▁organization . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁party ▁created ▁a ▁hand book ▁for ▁women ▁with ▁advice ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁seek ▁political ▁office . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁" each ▁sex ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁candidates ▁for ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁elections . ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁sufficient ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁from ▁each ▁sex , ▁this ▁right ▁will ▁not ▁fully ▁come ▁into ▁effect "; ▁however , ▁this ▁party ▁law ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁post - S add am ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁under ▁an ▁elect oral ▁law ▁providing ▁for ▁comp uls ory ▁integration ▁of ▁women ▁on ▁the ▁candidate ▁lists , ▁like ▁several ▁European ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁proportional ▁elect oral ▁system . ▁ ▁Latin ▁America ▁ ▁Latin ▁American ▁political ▁parties ’ ▁gender ▁policies ▁for ▁candidates ▁often ▁have ▁a ▁relationship ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁countries ’ ▁legal ized ▁gender ▁quot as ▁for ▁gover ning ▁bodies . ▁Four teen ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁have ▁such ▁a ▁qu