LESSONS ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
Election Case Law Analysis Series
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in 2021 IFES launched
ElectionJudgments.org, a curated global database that makes judicial decisions on election cases of all types more
transparent and accessible. It is a resource for judges, election professionals, policymakers and researchers who are
working to resolve disputes and prevent violations for more credible elections around the world.
IFES has used this database, which is intended to facilitate the exchange of sound precedents across jurisdictions,
to conduct an initial analysis of critical judgments on a variety of topics, represented in the new Election Case Law
Analysis Series. This paper, the first in the series, focuses on critical judgments related to gender equality and
women’s political participation.
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This paper is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) under the Global Elections and Political Transitions (GEPT) Program. The opinions expressed herein are
those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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