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31/12/2021 | Document
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Women's Representation in Local Governments: A Global Analysis

This paper presents a global data-based analysis of women’s representation in local government, use of legislated quotas and types of electoral systems in local elections, contributing to a more comprehensive view of women’s political participation and a shift in the global narrative from national to local decision-making power, a less known but critical level of governance.
Women's Representation in Local Governments: A Global Analysis
Women's Representation in Local Governments: A Global Analysis

Women’s rights to equal political participation at all levels of government are recognized in international normative frameworks, emphasized in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and endorsed, decades later, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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  • ONU Mujeres

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