A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO INCREASING WOMEN’S ACCESS TO ELECTORAL JUSTICE Recommendations Increasing women’s access to electoral justice will require actions (many discussed in detail above) by political and electoral actors throughout the electoral cycle. As the graphic below shows, Election Day, and indeed the broader campaign period, is just one part of the electoral cycle. With respect to systems change, including efforts to improve electoral and EDR processes to be more responsive to the needs and experiences of women, the period between elections can be a critical time to identify and implement needed reforms. Figure 1. Electoral Cycle39 This section provides recommendations for concrete steps that electoral actors and stakeholders can take to improve women’s access to electoral justice. While the recommendations are based on the desk review and the field research described above and aim to be as comprehensive as possible, properly implementing them will require careful analysis of the specific context, legal framework, and data, as well as appropriate tailoring to the relevant context. Graphic excerpted from IFES’ Gender Equality & Election Management Bodies: A Best Practices Guide. IFES – The International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 39 24