Does democracy necessitate gender-equitable participation in parliament? Lea Rabe introduces new perspectives to the gridlocked debate on parity laws in Germany. Are equality, democracy and representation - the constitution's grand rationales - implemented coherently and part of political reality? Featuring legal theory and politics, Lea Rabe's interdisciplinary study draws on legal gender studies to reassess parity as an intersectional response to inequality in democracy that takes account of other vulnerable societal groups and gender non-binarity.