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Monitoring the participation, progress and achievements of women in politics is key to developing efficient policies and strategies to maintain progress. In the early 1990s, women parliamentarians accounted for 11.3 percent of members of parliaments worldwide. Over time, the proportion has steadily increased. The progress is slow, however, and is not universal. Regional and national disparities highlight the diversity of factors that affect women’s political participation.
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Democratic Consolidation and Political Parties in Lesotho
This paper analyzes political processes in Lesotho, including features and weakness of political parties, and highlights the factors leading to the under-representation of women in Parliament.
Consolidated response on how to promote a gender equality policy within a political party
This consolidated response analyses what a gender equality policy means and the key steps as well as concrete measures for developing a political party gender equality policy.
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