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There is a persistent gender gap in motivations to run for political office.

IMF examines the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries.

Violence against women in politics is increasingly recognized around the world as a significant barrier to women’s political participation, following a troubling rise in reports of assault, intimidation, and abuse directed at female politicians.

Inclusive decision-making is necessary in terms of both legitimacy and good policy outcomes.

Women and girls with disabilities, who make up almost one-fifth of the world’s population of women, face significant barriers to accessing justice, due to discrimination on the basis of both gender and disability, accessibility barriers to the justic

Public approval is a crucial source of executive power in presidential systems. Does the public support female and male presidents similarly?

South Africa has made great strides in establishing a constitutional and legislative framework for building a participatory democracy.

Although Sri Lanka has 51% women, their participation in local governance as well as in the national parliament is 5% in total.

Women are underrepresented in most elected and appointed positions in local government in the United States.