translate English to French: Consequently, gender inequality and exclusion of women from public life and decision-making processes have been among the most universal and persistent threats to democracy, not only in the countries of the South but also in those of the North where women's emancipation is now assumed to be more advanced.
Partout, l'exclusion des femmes de la prise de décisions, et en particulier de la politique formelle, a conduit à négliger, dans l'élaboration des politiques, les structures et