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Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

Women account for only about 20 per cent of the world’s MPs. In nearly every country they form a minority in parliament, an institution traditionally governed according to the principles and worldviews of their predominantly male memberships.

Under these conditions, women MPs tend to coalesce and create spaces enabling them to make their voices heard, forge ties of mutual solidarity and contribute to the work of parliament. IPU has identified 81 parliamentary women’s caucuses created over the last 20 years.And the trend continues. More and more women parliamentarians are seeking information about these groups and related practical guidance – how to create a caucus, how to run it effectively and sustainably, and how to find information about existing caucuses.

The purpose of these Guidelines for women’s caucuses is to answer such questions, equip women with the tools needed to create a caucus and outline a standardized, step-by-step process for doing so. These Guidelines can also help to improve the effectiveness of existing caucuses, focusing the attention of parliamentarians on the key issues and all of the various aspects entailed in creating and running a caucus and achieving its objectives. They are illustrated by examples observed in different parts of the world.

These guidelines can also be used in conjunction with IPU’s online database on women’s caucuses (www.ipu.org/wmn-e/caucus), which lists existing groups and provides exhaustive comparative information on 81 women’s caucuses around the world,their structure and composition, the issues they address and examples of their rules.

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…

UN Women launched a Constitutional Database (http://constitutions.unwomen.org) which for the first time examines constitutions through a gender lens, mapping the principles and rules which guarantee, deny, or protect the rights of women and girls around the world. Constitutions have a tremendous impact on women. They are well-recognized markers for countries and their citizens, serving as the bill of rights and providing a framework for the rights and responsibilities of people and a mirror to the way people are governed. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee has often commented on the contents of national constitutions, as has UN Women’s flagship report Progress of the World’s Women. Expected to be of great use to gender equality and human rights activists and experts, the innovative searchable database, to be updated annually, provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of provisions relevant to women’s rights and gender equality across the world, including comparison of the data across various countries. The resource covers 195 countries, including all UN Member States and Observers, and is organized regionally into Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The database makes the constitutions available in officially approved English translations as well as in their original language, with a total of 62 languages. Allowing users to search by keyword, legal provisions are grouped into 16 categories which were carefully defined by reviewing the constitutions from a human rights perspective. Among others, the categories include: rights of women; public authorities, institutions and services; political participation and freedom of association; citizenship and nationality; education; employment; marriage and family life; status of religious/customary law; status of international law (including human rights law); right to property/inheritance; and reproductive rights. The Constitutional Database was conceived by UN Women, as part of the entity’s work supporting Member States to adopt sound governance strategies that strengthen women’s rights and gender equality, and supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/un-women-launches-firste…