Regional Organizations, Gender Equality and the Political Empowerment of Women

Publications - Released in 2018

Gender equality and the political empowerment of women are key elements for the consolidation of sustainable democracies worldwide. 

Global and regional organizations play an important role in the development of legal and policy frameworks, as well as in the design of effective action plans to better support the advancement of the gender equality agenda at the global, regional and national levels.

This report presents key instruments for promoting gender equality and political empowerment of women that are currently in place at the global and regional levels, highlighting the challenges, opportunities and successes that each organization has encounter in the implementation within their respective regions.