Progress for Women Is
Progress for All
Supporting Women's Leadership in Governance and
Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Women remain vastly under-represented in national or local assemblies, accounting for a worldwide average of some 15 per cent of seats in national parliaments. When it comes to negotiating peace and facilitating reconstruction after wars, women's exclusion is even more pronounced — despite the fact that they are particularly affected and can be part of the solution.
In post-conflict situations, when electoral processes, new constitutions and legislative structures are being created, it is critical for women to be involved. UNIFEM has actively supported women in electoral and constitutional processes in a number of countries. In Afghanistan, for example, where in December 2003 the Loya Jirga enshrined equality between men and women in the nation's new Constitution. This achievement required broad-based alliances and ongoing advocacy. A UNIFEM-facilitated Gender and Law Working Group — comprised of the Office of the State Minister for Women, the Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA), Supreme Court judges and women's NGOs — reviewed the draft Constitution and advocated for the recognition of women as full citizens.
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