Women are more likely to get elected to local bodies than to national parliaments

February 16, 2022

Women are more likely to get elected to local bodies than to national parliaments

By Akshi Chawla

As women elected officials move from local politics towards the subnational and national levels, they begin to be replaced by more and more men.

By Akshi Chawla

As women elected officials move from local politics towards the subnational and national levels, they begin to be replaced by more and more men.

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INTER PARES: Gender-sensitive scrutiny guide launch event

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INTER PARES: Gender-sensitive scrutiny guide launch event

Parliaments are where the diverse needs of citizens are represented, through the people they elect and the decisions they make.

Central Asia needs to promote women politicians

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February 16, 2022

Central Asia needs to promote women politicians

By Mirgul Kuhns

Representative budgeting: women mayors and the composition of spending in local governments

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February 16, 2022

Representative budgeting: women mayors and the composition of spending in local governments

One potential consequence of increasing women’s numeric representation is that women elected officials will behave differently than their men counterparts and improve women’s substantive representation.

February 16, 2022

Scotland launches women’s audit to look at barriers to entering Holyrood

Exclusive: presiding officer Alison Johnstone says it will be disappointing if parliament cannot attract more female politicians.

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February 15, 2022

In Nigeria, INEC, CSO collaborate to increase women, youths participation in politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says it is collaborating with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre(PLAC), a Civil Society Organisation(CSO) towards increasing women and youths participation in politics.

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