Elections

This policy note analyses motivations for women voting & running for elections, & factors that facilitate and/or hinder their participation as voters & candidates; & key policy recommendations that address challenges in parliamentary & district council elections.

In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are legitimate? And which are false complaints from sore losers?

The goal of reducing gender inequalities in political representation has been elusive in many different kinds of political systems, even though women have made substantial progress in other areas, such as education, employment and healthcare.