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Candidates presenting themselves for election are selected from within a party, generally by internal election, nomination or appointment. Most political parties regulate this process, and some stipulate that a certain percentage of candidates for national or local elections must be women. However, candidate selection and women’s participation begins at an earlier stage, as the recruitment and induction of party members can affect future levels of individual participation, influence and leadership. Here you find information on candidate selection mechanisms and how they affect women.

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Consolidated Responses on Independent Women Candidates in Local Elections in Mali

This consolidated response highlights recommendations on how to empower independent women candidates to succeed in elections. These recommendations include providing training sessions, working with civil society organizations, forming women’s caucuses and coalitions, holding public outreach campaigns, and lobbying political parties.

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Consolidated Response on Working with Women Candidates and Women Voters During Elections

This consolidated response highlights tools used to empower women candidates, such as providing training, working with political parties, using affirmative action measures,and holding outreach campaigns. The consolidate response also provides several recommendations on how to reach out to women voters before and during elections, proactively engage women in voter registration, and hold voter education campaigns targeting both women and men.

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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.

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National Machinery, Action Plans and Gender Mainstreaming in the Council of Europe Member States

This report evaluates the progress made by Council of Europe member states since the Beijing conference. It provides updated information on national machinery, action plans and gender mainstreaming strategies set up to promote equality between women and men.

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Beijing Parliamentary Declaration

This declaration was adopted by participants to Parliamentarians' Day, which was held by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on the occasion of the Fourth World Conference on Women. It affirms the commitment of parliamentarians to follow up the IPU's Plan of Action and the Beijing Platform of Action in the most appropriate and effective way.

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Electoral Processes in Selected Countries of the Middle East: A Case Study

The paper includes three brief case studies of the electoral processes in Yemen, Lebanon and Jordan. It attempts to assess how the electoral process in each of these countries was supportive, or not, of women’s participation. It also identifies the similarities and differences among them to help draw conclusions and make recommendations on how to better support women’s participation in elections in the Arab region, as well as in other post-conflict countries.

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