How do we get more women in politics?

03/03/21 • 40 min

Across the world, women face challenges to participate in politics, from confronting hate speech to internal party obstacles and lack of subsidized maternity leave. What are the best ways to increase women’s participation in elections and within party politics? What has been the influence of the #MeToo movement? Is it just about increasing the numbers of women in parliament?
Host: Laura Thornton, International IDEA’s Head of Global Programs
Guest: Birgitta Ohlsson, Sweden’s former EU and Democracy Minister and currently head of National Democratic Institute's program for political parties in Washington

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A glimpse into the future of international election observation

Similar to elections and other democratic processes, the global COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on international election observation. In this podcast we discuss the changing nature of international election observation during and beyond the pandemic. Will election observation ever go back to the old normal? How was election observation changing even before the pandemic struck? Is the pandemic changing radically what was done or simply accelerating changes that were already underway?
Host: Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA
Guests:

Gerardo de Icaza, Director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, Organisation of American States
Patrick Costello, Head Of Global 3 Division, Democracy and Electoral Observation, European External Action Service

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HOST: Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA
GUEST: Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation