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Women, Money, and Politics in the law. May 2017. Observing gender and political financing. Political-Electoral Finance from a gender perspective. OAS Electoral Observation Missions have concluded that:. Financing is one of the barriers for women to enter the political arena
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Women, Money, and Politics in the law May 2017
Political-Electoral Finance from a gender perspective OAS Electoral Observation Missions have concluded that: • Financing is one of the barriers for women to enter the political arena • A comprehensive study to understand this situation remains a challenge
Political-Electoral Finance from a Gender Perspective The OAS publication “Politics, Money and Power” explores some aspects of political financing systems that might level the field for women:
OAS/IACW - 2nd generation legislative affirmative actions • Actions to empower women and promote participation Brazil | Costa Rica |Colombia |Honduras | Mexico Panama • Incentives to get women registered and elected Colombia | Chile | Haiti • Sanctions for not complying with the law Honduras • Direct and indirect financing Brazil
Conclusions • Latin America has made some progress regarding electoral financing for gender equality, but implementation remains a challenge. • Need of more studies and analysis to better understand the relationship between women, money and politics. • There is a lack of knowledge about the type of training that leads to the empowerment of women. • Institutional strength constitutes an important factor for the implementation of these measures. • EOMs should further include recommendations targeting these second generation affirmative actions (i.e. political financing and violence)
Brenda Santamaría, Section Chief, Electoral Observation • Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation • 1889 F St NW 20006 Washington DC, UnitedStates • bsantamaria@oas.org