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Political finance and the equal participation of women in Colombia: a situation analysis

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December 8, 2016

Political finance and the equal participation of women in Colombia: a situation analysis

The impact of economic resources on the political participation of women has become a prominent issue in the field of comparative political finance.

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that politics dominated by money is, more often than not, politics dominated by men. It is not surprising that the issue has moved to the forefront of debates on gender and political finance.

This report assesses the extent to which political finance is a significant obstacle to women running for political office. It focuses on the experience of Colombia, a country that, like many other Latin American countries, continues to struggle with the legacies of pervasive social, economic and political inequality that disproportionately affect women.

It explores the role of political finance in hindering women’s access to political power and its relative weight with respect to other obstacles to women’s political participation. It also suggests a number of institutional changes that might ameliorate some of the problems identified, while being fully cognizant of the limits to institutional change recasting deep-rooted gender imbalances.

Click here to access the report. 

Resource type
Region
Author
Kevin Casas-Zamora and Elin Falguera
Editor
© 2016 International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Publisher
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
Publication year
2016
Focus areas
Partner
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

The impact of economic resources on the political participation of women has become a prominent issue in the field of comparative political finance.

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that politics dominated by money is, more often than not, politics dominated by men. It is not surprising that the issue has moved to the forefront of debates on gender and political finance.

This report assesses the extent to which political finance is a significant obstacle to women running for political office. It focuses on the experience of Colombia, a country that, like many other Latin American countries, continues to struggle with the legacies of pervasive social, economic and political inequality that disproportionately affect women.

It explores the role of political finance in hindering women’s access to political power and its relative weight with respect to other obstacles to women’s political participation. It also suggests a number of institutional changes that might ameliorate some of the problems identified, while being fully cognizant of the limits to institutional change recasting deep-rooted gender imbalances.

Click here to access the report. 

Resource type
Region
Author
Kevin Casas-Zamora and Elin Falguera
Editor
© 2016 International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Publisher
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
Publication year
2016
Focus areas
Partner
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

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