Report / White Paper

This report analyzes how gender-responsive changes to accountability systems are enhancing women’s influence in politics and their access to public services. It also highlights women's access to economic opportunities,to justice, and to international assistance for development and security.

This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indonesia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.

This report highlights UNIFEM's work to empower women in economic and public spheres, including achieving gender equality in democratic governance.

This research paper aims to determine how the Turkish society perceives the participation of women in politics.

This paper analyzes the consideration of gender issues by political parties in Latin America and assesses circumstances under which political parties best incorporate gender demands.

This paper highlights Indian experiences with introducing and using gender quotas in politics at local and national levels. It also describes different types of potential candidates and the impact of various players, such as media and women's organizations, on women's political participation.

This paper examines whether women holding the positions of power and participating at various levels of decision-making make any difference in the policy arena.

This paper is to focus on the role of women policy agencies in enhancing women’s political participation with a particular emphasis on their influence on women’s participation and leadership in policy outcomes.

This paper examines the principal steps involved in the process of recruiting individuals to countries’ legislatures. It also looks at the effect of development, culture, and a country’s electoral system on women’s representation.