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Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties
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Promoter Information:
Name: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Email: quest@osce.org
Website: https://www.osce.org/odihr
Abstract:
This Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties aims at encouraging political party leaders, men, and women alike, to support the integration of gender aspects into internal political party decision-making processes, thus promoting gender equality in political decision-making processes. It also seeks to develop the capacity of women politicians to advance their political careers. The key finding that has emerged during the development of this handbook is that internal party reform is critical to women’s advancement. A lack of internal party democracy and transparency, the absence of gender-sensitivity in candidate selection and outreach, as well as the failure to decentralize party decision-making processes, all inhibit women’s opportunities to advance as leaders within parties and as candidates for elected office. To this end, the handbook provides a valuable overview of voluntary measures that political parties can adopt to enhance gender equality within party structures, processes, policies, and activities, as a means to provide both women and men equal opportunities to participate meaningfully in the political life of OSCE participating States.
Keywords:
political actors, political parties, gender-balanced representation, decision-making, public offices
Dates:
July 7, 2014 - None
Source Specificity:
Public Policy Document, Training Material and Tools
Website:
https://www.osce.org/odihr/120877
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Gender Training, Awareness-raising, Self-regulation, Benchmarking
Country:
City:
Warsaw
Implementation Scale:
international
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/f/120877.pdf ISBN 978-92-9234-888-5
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