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By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

By Elin Falguera

Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media.

In a number of countries , primarily within Europe and Latin America, generous public funding subsidies have come to replace private contributions and other kinds of party income. The relative weight of public funding vis-a-vis other party income means that if its provision is made conditional on political parties' fulfillment of gender-based criteria, it can, in theory, incentivize parties to change their behavior in the direction of gender equality. 

The growing awareness of gender inequality in politics tied to the lack of financial resources has in the last 10-15 years led to the development of a number of legal and procedural measures aimed to directly addressing the gender gap. For example, in Honduras, 5 percent of the public funding will be deducted in case the party does not produce a gender discrimination policy, while in Georgia parties that reaches 30 percent of either underrepresented gender receives an additional 30 percent of public funding. In countries such as Sweden and Finland a proportion of the public funding is earmarked for the party women’s wing.

Notwithstanding the fact that linking political finance to gender equality is becoming a more widespread practice worldwide, we know very little about the results achieved by these regulations in reducing the gender gap in politics. In the light of this, International IDEA is embarking on a research project which will investigate whether one of the factors contributing to women’s underrepresentation is poorly designed and seldom implemented public funding legal mechanism. Specifically, this forthcoming report will ask questions such as: Is there a correlation between the number of women nominated and/or elected and public funding reforms? Under which circumstances are gender targeted legal provisions most likely to work? What are obstacles encountered during the implementation of the regulation?

The research will build on previous research efforts by International IDEA trying to understand the impact of political finance on women in Kenya, Tunisia and Colombia.

Source: International IDEA

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity. One of the recommendations from the self-assessment was to ensure that staff have strengthened capacities and tools to mainstream gender into parliamentary work.

The seminar in Nairobi looked at the key concepts and definitions of gender, analysing bills from a gender perspective, and gender-responsive budgeting. Participants analysed, through a gender lens, the proposed Breastfeeding Mothers Bill 2017 as well as existing legislation: the Employment Act 2007, the Community Land Act 2016 and the Matrimonial Property Act 2013. Recommendations included establishing a sub-group to make sure that legislation is gender-sensitive; promoting equality in recruitment, promotion and training opportunities; integrating a gender perspective in all policies and training activities; and creating a gender desk.

On 15 June, the report of the Parliament’s self-assessment was tabled in parliament and should continue to inform the work of parliament on gender-sensitive reform. Additional activities co-organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya will take place following the August 2017 elections.

Source: IPU