IFES: Gender Equality & Election Management Bodies: A Best Practices Guide (2014)

This booklet – first piloted in Nepal and undergoing translation into several other languages – aims to provide EMBs with a resource to develop an integrated approach to gender in electoral administration. By adopting such an approach, EMBs will play a pivotal role in maximizing the participation of women in elections. In turn, this will result in more representative and democratic societies. Using the electoral cycle as a framework and drawing on global best practices, this booklet identifies key actions that can be taken by EMBs at each stage of the cycle to ensure that women's needs are taken into account and policies and programs are designed and implemented accordingly.

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