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Designing for equality: best-fit, medium-fit and non-favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas (pdf 2mb)

This publication looks at various models of electoral systems and gender-based quotas, and the extent to which these can help increased women's representation in politics.

It looks at a range of issues including:

- Introduction to electoral systems and gender quotas
- Features of electoral systems that impact on representation of women
- The results of different combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas on gender equality in politics
- Other factors affecting representation of women

It concludes with a summary of key lessons and recommendations on how electoral systems and gender quotas can be designed to improve women's representation in politics.

 

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