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Women’s presence in other positions and legislatures remains low. While timely data and statistics on women in executive positions at a global level are not readily available, information from 2005 showed women holding only 14 percent of government posts. Women’s participation at the local level is another important field of entry into politics. Experience shows that women are quite active at the local level and are making an impact, although global comparative figures are not widely available.
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Promoting Partnership between Men and Women in Parliament: The Experience of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
This case study, an excerpt from Women in Parliament, Beyond Numbers, provides an overview of the experiences of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in the field of women's parliamentary activities. It focuses on the Programme of Partnership between Men and Women and emphasizes that cooperation between men and women is essential to accomplishing change and affecting politics.
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