In a representative democracy, political parties function as a link between state institutions and local grassroots organizations. It is political parties that aggregate interests, present political alternatives and nominate candidates. As such, political parties play an essential role for the advancement of women and the promotion of equality. In this section, you will find information on the role of political parties in promoting women's political participation.
El Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) será un partido político de hombres y mujeres excepcionales, donde no cabe el nepotismo, el amiguismo, ni el clientelismo, definió Andrés Manuel López Obrador al encabezar el Congreso Constituyente de esta organización.
“Look here, Peace is in my hands. Peace is in our hands,” said Ms. Maude Peacock, President of the national umbrella organization Women’s Forum Sierra Leone (WFSL). “The benefit of peace far outweighs the benefit of war, I can assure you.”
UNDEF supports projects that advance greater participation of women in democratic processes, including for those that strengthen the voices of civil society, promote human rights and encourage the participation of all groups in democracy
El Partido Sinaloense (PAS), a través de la Secretaría de Asuntos de Género, se pronunció ante el Consejo Estatal Electoral y representantes de las mujeres de los partidos políticos, a impulsar y fortalecer los liderazgos y el empoderamiento femenino en la vida democrática de Sinaloa, con el prop
In her face and her tone, Mayerlis Angarita projects that infectious joy that is typical of the inhabitants of the savannahs adjoining the Caribbean Sea in Colombia, but her voice cracks as she recalls the tough times that her community, her family and she herself had to endure.
The e-discussion on inequalities and people with disabilities begins on 14 November and will continue for three weeks.
Speech by UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet at Sakai Women’s Center. Sakai, Japan.
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries.
This is the third global consultation on inequalities for the post-2015 agenda, jointly convened by UN Women and UNICEF and will remain open for three weeks.