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Advocacy on Gender-based violence (GBV)
All welcome to comment on effective stategies for increasing advocacy and information-sharing on how women and men politicians can translate knowledge on GBV into policy and law.
International IDEA
#IWD2023: Democracy is incomplete without gender equality and equity
International IDEA's Senior Advisor for Democracy and Inclusion, Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, shares a message for International Women’s Day 2023. "Why embracing equality for equity? Because this entails that all democratic processes should be a conduit and a channel for advancing gender equality...
Hate and Misoginy She Persisted
Tackling Gender Based Online Violence in the Digital Services Act
Why we need more women in parties in order to close the political gender gap with Tanushree Goyal
Why we need more women in parties in order to close the political gender gap with Tanushree Goyal
#WomenLead Conversations is a series of interviews with leading experts who help us better understand the world of women in politics. In this third conversation in the series, the speaker is Tanushree Goyal, Academy Scholar at Harvard University.
António Guterres
Message of the UN Secretary-General on International Women's Day 2021
Opening remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Observance of International Women’s Day 2021.
International IDEA
Video message by International IDEA' Secretary-General on International Women's Day 2021
"Contributing to society on equal terms, with equal opportunities in theory and practice every day. That’s what democracy is all about."Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA shares a message for International Women’s Day.
Democracy IDEAs podcast: How do we get more women in politics?
Across the world, women face challenges to participate in politics, from confronting hate speech to internal party obstacles and lack of subsidized maternity leave. What are the best ways to increase women’s participation in elections and within party politics? What has been the influence of the #...
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Breaking barriers to women’s participation in politics in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
This paper examines the barriers that still inhibit women’s political participation in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. It explains the main roots of women’s underrepresentation, first looking at public attitudes in the three countries regarding the efficiency of women politicians and the male-...
International IDEA
Inclusion and gender equality in post-coup Myanmar
This brief explores inclusion strategies for constitutional and democratic reform in the post-coup context of Myanmar. It highlights the challenges to gender equality and inclusion in Myanmar, including the role and demands of the pro-democracy actors in Myanmar’s post-coup political landscape. It...
International IDEA
Substantive equality and women’s representation in public institutions
This brief explores how constitutional advocates for women’s equality in Myanmar can advance women’s representation and meaningful participation in public decision-making and institutions. It looks at how different countries have aimed to do this through their constitutions, and what lessons can be...
madanyat
Defying violence against women in politics
The massive participation of women in the protest movements during the October 17, 2019 revolution and the way they took charge of handling the Covid-19 pandemic where women’s concerns were brought to the forefront, could give the false impression that the battle for their participation in politics...
Demo Finland
Policy brief: Strengthening Women’s Political Participation
Strengthening Women’s Political Participation (2021) provides an overview of the political participation of women and reasons for their underrepresentation in politics. It includes recommendations for donors, national governments and political parties on how to strengthen women’s participation...
Scrutinising Legislation from a Gender Perspective: A Practical Toolkit
Gender is a critical dimension of parliamentary scrutiny. Considering laws, policies, programmes and budgets from a gender perspective ensures that they are fair to both men and women.This leads to better decision-making for everyone. This UNDP practical guide is for Members of the Fiji Parliament...

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USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media
USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media  - Courtesy of IMDB
UNDP
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community (Picture Zawya)
UN Women
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women (UNW logo)
UN Women
Accelerating efforts to tackle online and technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
Accelerating efforts to tackle online and technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (UNW)

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