Democracy and the Challenge of Change: A Guide to Increasing Women's Political Participation

Based om 25 years of working towards women’s political participation, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) produced this guide for democracy practitioners to help them develop and carry out effective programmes to bring more women into government and politics. The guide focuses on programmes in the areas of citizen participation, elections, political parties, and governance. It presents the case for increasing women's participation and provides information on best practices and strategies to move that goal forward. The handbook also offers case studies, check lists and additional reading for each of the areas highlighted in the book, as well as a general list of factors or tactics to consider when designing a programme.
According to NDI, the guide was created to be used by NDI staff and other practitioners to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate women’s political participation programmes across a variety of technical areas.