Gender equality in elected office
Subtitle: a six-step action plan
By: Pippa Norris and Mona Lena Krook
Contributors: Krook, Mona Lena
Publisher: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Warsaw
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Women public officers; Women; Political activity; Sex discrimination against women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-79).
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Trends in women's representation in elected office in OSCE participating states; title: Constitutions; title: Electoral systems; title: Legal quotas; title: Party selection rules and procedures; title: Capacity development; title: Gender-sensitive procedures and rules in elected office; title: Enforcement mechanisms : sanctions; title: Conclusions and next steps.