Report / White Paper

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.

This report provides a general view of the position of women in the legislative powers in three periods: between the 1970s and the 1980s, around 1995 and in 2004.

This paper focuses on the quantitative aspect of women's participation in parliaments, primarily in the past ten years.

This paper describes the presence of women in institutionalized politics in Nigeria.

This publication features a collection of 13 papers that discuss gender roles and e-governance, the ICT industry, cyber regulations, freedom of expression, right to information, and media.

This paper describes issues relevant to women's political participation, representation and leadership. It describes strategies to address the disparity between men and women, gender mainstreaming as a cross-cutting strategy, globalization, and women's mobilization strategies.