Slovenia’s election reform: missing an opportunity to fix gender inequality
In December 2018, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia ruled unconstitutional legislative provisions determining the size of electoral districts. Since the number of voters differs from... Learn More
Jordan’s Gender Gap: Where is the Balance for Better?
To mark the International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme: #BalanceforBetter, the Director of Jordan’s Karak Castle Center for Training and Consultations, Esraa Mahadin shares her... Learn More
Rights not roses for International Women’s Day
In several countries, International Women’s Day is “celebrated” by giving women flowers – usually roses. We invited BCI’s friend and Moroccan expert on women’s rights... Learn More
Gender Equality: An Urgent Priority for Political Parties and practical tips for implementation
Guest blog by Shannon O’Connell. An edited version of this article on gender equality in political parties appears in an upcoming publication of the National... Learn More
International Women’s Day Is Just the Start
For International Women’s Day 2016, we invited Italian Member of the European Parliament, Barbara Matera to share her thoughts on why there is still much to... Learn More
More Women On Boards In The EU Is Good Business
In recent weeks, there has been discussion of EU efforts to increase the proportion of women in Europe’s boardrooms. The EU Commission proposal will oblige publicly listed... Learn More
Back From Turkey: Women on the Frontlines
Just back from Turkey where I facilitated a workshop with a Oxfam, HIVOS, and IWPR consortium project working with Women on the Frontlines. These are... Learn More
UN Women and UNDP – new guide for election management bodies
Having just completed a project evaluating a program of an election management body (EMB), I was excited to discover a new publication conceived by my... Learn More