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Monitoring the participation, progress and achievements of women in politics is key to developing efficient policies and strategies to maintain progress. In the early 1990s, women parliamentarians accounted for 11.3 percent of members of parliaments worldwide. Over time, the proportion has steadily increased. The progress is slow, however, and is not universal. Regional and national disparities highlight the diversity of factors that affect women’s political participation.
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Parliament, the Budget and Gender
This handbook sets out practical examples of parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive impact on the budget, and to equip parliament, its members and parliamentary staff with the necessary tools to examine the budget from a gender perspective.
Democratic Consolidation and Political Parties in Lesotho
This paper analyzes political processes in Lesotho, including features and weakness of political parties, and highlights the factors leading to the under-representation of women in Parliament.
Consolidated response on how to promote a gender equality policy within a political party
This consolidated response analyses what a gender equality policy means and the key steps as well as concrete measures for developing a political party gender equality policy.
A Woman's Place is in the House - the House of Parliament
This report reviews the factors that enable and constrain the advancement of women's political representation in the Pacific region countries. The report consists of five parts that discuss the impact of electoral systems on women's representation in Pacific parliaments and conditions necessary for women’ s political participation and representation in Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
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