Elections

This paper describes issues relevant to women's political participation, representation and leadership. It describes strategies to address the disparity between men and women, gender mainstreaming as a cross-cutting strategy, globalization, and women's mobilization strategies.

This consolidated response highlights tools used to empower women candidates, such as providing training, working with political parties, using affirmative action measures,and holding outreach campaigns.

This publication examines the application of the principles of non-discrimination, participation, accountability and empowerment in governance arenas.

This guide is the first of its kind to provide an overview of the current range of local representative arrangements and electoral systems in Asia and the Pacific.

This poster was used in a national media campaign aimed at promoting women's participation in the electoral process in Lebanon.

This poster was used as a part of a media campaign targeted at women voters in the 2002 legislative elections in Morocco.

This poster was a part of media campaign held by women in the 2003 elections in Jordan. It says "When Women Win, the Country Wins".

This article highlights opportunities and challenges for a greater participation of Ghanaian women in this year’s historic election.

This article is about recent legislative efforts to introduce the 30 percent quota for women candidates in Mongolia and the struggle of mongolian women in adopting this legislation.