DEMOCRATIZATION 19
In 2016, ODIHR marked the 20th
anniversary of the Beijing Platform
for Action as an agenda for women’s
global empowerment, by launching
the Compendium of Good Practices
for Advancing Women’s Political
Participation in the OSCE Region at
the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s
Winter Meeting in February. The
publication, available in both English
and Russian, reflects on where
progress has
been made and
identifies some
of the continuing
challenges in
achieving gender
equality in public
life. Intended
to inspire
governmental
and non-governmental actors, the
Compendium presents good practices
to enhance the participation of women
through political parties, in elections,
local politics and parliaments.
Good practices for unleashing the
potential of women’s leadership and
mobilizing men as partners in achieving
gender equality were also highlighted
at the International Forum of Women
Leaders “Equal Opportunities for a
Better Future”, organized by ODIHR
and partners on 21 and 22 June 2016
in Minsk.
Over 100 participants from 21 OSCE
participating States, including all
Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS) countries, explored ways
of institutionalizing gender analyses
and adopted the “Minsk Declaration
of Women Leaders”, calling for the
establishment of a Network of Women
Leaders from the CIS region to provide
Outtake of "Are
Women getting
their say in politics"
infographic
prepared by ODIHR.
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