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.
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William T. Sedgwick believed that no good could come of letting women vote.
Why hasn’t Japan been able to eliminate the perception that politics is a man’s world?
Understanding and explaining outbreaks of election-related violence is a complex task; predicting whether forthcoming elections will turn violent, which factors may underlie or trigger violence, and what can be done to prevent violence is even more d
Understanding and explaining outbreaks of election-related violence is a complex task; predicting whether forthcoming elections will turn violent, which factors may underlie or trigger violence, and what can be done to prevent violence is even more d
By Julie Dolan and Paru Shah,
There’s a great deal of excitement leading up to the 2020 elections, in part because of the unprecedented numbers of women running for President.
By Julie Dolan and Paru Shah,
There’s a great deal of excitement leading up to the 2020 elections, in part because of the unprecedented numbers of women running for President.
By Lindsay J. Benstead,
By Lindsay J. Benstead,
“The opportunities for the next president are enormous. We can show worldwide leadership.”
By Adrienne Green,
By Adrienne Green,