Women’s Political Participation and Leadership Assessment Framework
Source: USAID | Year: 2024
To encourage gender-inclusive programming in the Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) sector, USAID developed a toolkit for DRG staff to integrate gender into programming and advance gender equality in civil society and government institutions. To advance WPPL, USAID carried out the Women in Power project. It analyzed barriers to women’s political empowerment, explored how USAID and its partners can most effectively increase the supply of and demand for women leaders, and developed a new measure of women’s political leadership in the public sector.
To further assist with the diagnostic side of these efforts, the DRG Center (now Bureau) commissioned the development of a WPPL Assessment Framework, with an accompanying set of assessment tools. The Assessment Framework consists of three parts, which together seek to guide research teams in 1) mapping the current situation regarding WPPL, 2) identifying barriers to and opportunities for WPPL, and 3) formulating country-specific recommendations to advance WPPL. The accompanying workbook includes methodological guidance, questionnaires, and training tools to support USAID Missions and research teams in conducting a WPPL assessment.
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