# For an Experiment in Political Affirmative Action, Look to Taiwan

- Source: NYT Business
- Published: 2026-10-21T09:01:25+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/business/taiwan-gender-quotas.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/for-an-experiment-in-political-affirmative-action-look-to-taiwan-aba5a3/

The island adopted quotas for women running for public office decades before other countries. The upshot? Today, few of them need quotas to get elected.

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