Report / White Paper

Enhancing inclusive political participation and representation in Africa

International IDEA

Africa has made significant progress in enhancing inclusive political participation and representation, mostly for women, youth and people living with disabilities. This report unpacks the trends and challenges of inclusive participation in Africa....

Combatting sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative assemblies (Picture: Equal Voices)

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Combatting sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative assemblies

Equal Voices

This report highlights the key findings from research conducted by Equal Voice on sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative Assemblies. Click here to access the report.

Monday, July 25, 2022

The WEF global gender gap report 2022

World Economic Forum

Gender parity is not recovering, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2022. It will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. As crises are compounding, women's workforce outcomes are suffering and the risk of global gender parity...

Political violence targeting women in West Africa (Picture: OECD)

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Political violence targeting women in West Africa

OECD

Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence. This is also true in West Africa. Women can be targeted in a myriad of ways, by an array of types of perpetrators, during and outside of periods of conflict and...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Government responses to COVID-19: Lessons on gender equality for a world in turmoil

UN Women

The overlapping impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating climate disasters, and geopolitical conflict are a threat to gender equality and women’s rights across the globe. This report from UN Women and UNDP shows what governments can do now to...

Women’s participation in politics at the local government level in Uganda - UNW

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Women’s participation in politics at the local government level in Uganda

UN Women

Uganda adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and was one of the first countries to integrate them into its National Development Plan. Under Goal 5, countries commit to promoting and guaranteeing women’s full and effective participation...

Global parliamentary report 2022: Public engagement in the work of parliament (Picture: UNDP)

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

Global parliamentary report 2022: Public engagement in the work of parliament

The third Global Parliamentary Report examines public engagement in the work of parliament. This report takes a detailed look at why engagement matters and how parliaments globally are engaging with the people they represent. It outlines trends and...

Australia: Represent us! - Plan International Australia

Monday, May 16, 2022

Plan International Australia

Australia: Represent us!

Plan International Australia, in collaboration with YouGov, conducted a poll with a representative online sample of 1,034 Australian young women aged between 18 and 24 to gauge their views on the culture and diversity of representation in Australian...

Understanding young people’s political participation - The Body Shop

Friday, May 13, 2022

Understanding young people’s political participation

Be Seen Be Heard

Young people care – about our planet, our future and our political systems. In the last decade, young people have initiated social movements, tackling issues that impact their own lives and those of communities around the globe. They have done so...

Shared hurdles: How political races change when two women compete (2022) - Barbara Lee Foundation

Monday, May 09, 2022

Shared hurdles: How political races change when two women compete (2022)

Barbara Lee Foundation

With more and more women running for office, races between women candidates will become the norm — not a novelty. Shared Hurdles reveals how candidates’ race, political party, and gender interact to influence voter opinion when more than one woman...

Albania: Violence against women in politics - UNDP

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Albania: Violence against women in politics

The Study "Violence Against Women in Politics" is commissioned by the UNDP Albania, in partnership with the People's Advocate and the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination and it is conducted in the context of the UN Joint Programme "...

Women In Politics Study - Abacus/ Equal Voice

Monday, April 11, 2022

Canada: Women in politics study

Equal Voice

This document presents the result of a series of surveys conducted by Abacus Data in January 2022, about women in politics and the future of women in politics. Click here to access the report.

Advancing gender equality in national climate plans: Progress and higher ambitions - UNDP

Monday, April 04, 2022

Advancing gender equality in national climate plans: Progress and higher ambitions

Advancing Gender Equality in National Climate Plans: Progress and Higher Ambitions highlights the latest data on country progress in integrating gender considerations into their national climate plans, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),...

Equality in the heart of democracy: A gender sensitive House of Commons

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Equality in the heart of democracy: A gender sensitive House of Commons

UK House of Commons

This is a House of Commons Committee report, with recommendations to government. The Government has two months to respond. While there is still some way to go to achieve equal representation of women in the House of Commons, and in the wider...

Monday, March 21, 2022

How Indians view gender roles in families and society

Pew Research Center

Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life. More than half a century ago, India was one of the first countries in the world to elect a woman as prime minister, and the country currently has...

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Women's meaningful participation in transitional justice: Advancing gender equality and building sustainable peace

This report and accompanying policy brief is intended to trigger a UN ‘rethink’ about women’s participation in transitional justice at both the policy and programme levels. Fundamentally, ‘meaningful’ women’s participation in transitional justice...

How women politicians of Fiji are treated on Facebook . International IDEA & Memo

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

How women politicians of Fiji are treated on Facebook

International IDEA

The number of women in parliament is consistently low throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Many factors contribute to this situation, but studies suggest that one major factor relates to the way that women are treated on social media. This report...

Mexico made history by reaching gender parity in parliament for the first time in 2021. © Eyepix/NurPhoto via AFP

Monday, March 07, 2022

Inter-parliamentary Union

Women in parliament in 2021: The year in review

The world walked into 2021 with the shadow of COVID-19 looming large over its head. As well as posing a major health risk, the pandemic had also caused economic and social upheaval. Political life had been affected too, from the challenge of holding...