Women’s political participation in electoral processes requires targeted support to overcome gender discrimination. Key strategies for enhancing gender balance in electoral processes include: working with political parties to promote gender sensitive policies and practices to foster women’s leadership; targeted outreach and support for women to register to vote and safely access polling stations; guarantee of protection from election related violence and harassment; the use of quotas and temporary special measures to increase women’s representation; effective technical and financial support to women candidates and political leaders; and engagement of male champions for women’s empowerment and gender equality.
The Kingdom of Morocco is implementing statutory mechanisms across its electoral framework to reinforce female representation in Parliament and expand women's participation in political decision-making.
On June 25, 2024, Kenya's streets became a battleground. Young people poured out of their homes, their universities and their uncertainties, and walked straight into tear gas, rubber bullets and, for some, death.
The Report on Women's Political Participation in Panama's 2024 Elections, prepared by researchers Tamara Martínez Paredes and Ramón Benjamín Miranda from the Institute for Democratic St
Women voters could hold a crucial key to South Africa’s political future as parties prepare for the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections.
With South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections approaching, all talk seems to be of the growing prevalence of coalitions in the country.
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has called for electoral and political reforms to create a safer environment for women and youth seeking elective positions ahead of the 2027 General Election.
As tensions mount within the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) over allegations that women's nominations are being monetized, the selection process for regional candidates in the upcoming September 2026 elections reveals a broader issue of systemic political violence, transcending any sing
The language of politics in Tamil Nadu has once again taken a turn for the worse with the recent co
With women making up 52% of electorate, experts say candidates need concrete proposals to tackle gender-based violence and other issues affecting women.