Political Parties

Enhancing women’s political participation requires commitment and proactive engagement of political parties to integrate women’s perspectives into party platforms, ensure that women have equal and safe access to voting, and that women candidates and their advancement in party structures are supported. This includes: proactive outreach to and training women candidates, active measures to prevent violence against women in politics, and providing equitable access to campaign funds and fundraising support. To act meaningfully on these areas and others, political parties can develop concrete gender equality strategies, reform policies, codes of conduct and practices, and conduct regular gender audits.

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Ghana: Governance expert says monetisation of politics impeding women’s participation

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/16/2023 - 04:18

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Ghana: Governance expert says monetisation of politics impeding women’s participation

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The monetisation of politics in Africa is impeding the effective participation of women in political and electoral processes, Ayisha Osori, a democracy and governance expert, has said.

Madam Osori, who is the Director of Open Society Foundations, a civil society organisation, observed that many women on the continent did not have the ability to raise the needed capital to fund their political activities.

The monetisation of politics in Africa is impeding the effective participation of women in political and electoral processes, Ayisha Osori, a democracy and governance expert, has said.

Why there are more Republican women in Congress than ever before

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February 7, 2023

Why there are more Republican women in Congress than ever before

(CNN) — Lori Chavez-DeRemer sat

Preventing violence against women in politics – Benchmarks for political parties

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December 5, 2022

Preventing violence against women in politics – Benchmarks for political parties

Preventing Violence Against Women in Politics – Benchmarks for Political Parties (2022) is a joint paper by democracy organisations working with political parties, which presents interventions for political parties on how to prevent and address any form of

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Australia Liberals’ election review to back pipeline, not quotas, to attract women to party

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/02/2022 - 05:01

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Australia Liberals’ election review to back pipeline, not quotas, to attract women to party

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A secret review into the Liberals’ disastrous election loss in May has ruled out formal quotas for the number of women MPs in federal parliament and instead recommends a British-style recruitment drive to improve the party’s gender balance.

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LDP North Macedonia elects Monika Zajkova as first female leader

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/24/2022 - 10:55

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LDP North Macedonia elects Monika Zajkova as first female leader

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Monika Zajkova was elected as the new party leader of LDP, ALDE Party member party in North Macedonia, at the party’s 8^th National Congress held under the slogan "United, brave, loud!" on Sunday 20 November in Skopje.

Women pushed even further from power in Xi Jinping’s China

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November 14, 2022

Women pushed even further from power in Xi Jinping’s China

Xi has revealed an all male politburo for the first time since 1997. The move erases one of the few steps women had made towards real power in Communist China