It is assumed worldwide that expanding womens representation in the parliament through a quota system represents one of the strategies leading to womens empowerment. Engaging the attitudes of male and female MPs in Morocco, I strive in this book to understand how being a woman affects womens access to legislative bodies, and also their capacity to act and make decisions. Using a qualitative methodology, based on in-depth interviews conducted in the Moroccan parliament, I argue that gender norms and expectations provide structural and political constraints for womens presence and participation...