Bringing Women into Government

Published: Friday, June 11, 2010

Strategies for Policymakers

Top recommendations

• These policies are proven to increase women's participation in government (a complete list of recommendations can be found on page 4):
• Demand women's inclusion in transitional institutions, especially constitution-drafting bodies.
• Support constitutional provisions, such as parliamentary and executive branch quotas, that guarantee women's participation in all branches and at all levels of government.
• Establish election mechanisms that advance women's representation, including quotas for political parties, indirect elections, and proportional representation systems with closed ("zippered") lists, which alternate the names of male and female candidates.
• Support electoral systems that require voters to select male and female candidates

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