Women’s Political Participation and Leadership Final Report — Ecuador Assessment

Source: USAID | Year: 2023

It is a key moment to support and promote women’s political participation and leadership (WPPL) in Ecuador. With the recent increase of the threshold for the electoral gender quota from 30 to 50 percent, there are more opportunities for women to be candidates and there are more new women elected officials than ever before. In addition, with about two years until the next presidential and legislative elections, electoral stakeholders are familiar enough with the challenges in the process to have the political will to accept support for improving women’s participation while leaving enough time before the next elections to make actual meaningful change.

This study investigates the barriers and opportunities to expand women’s participation and leadership in the political landscape in Ecuador. It uses the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) WPPL Assessment Framework to document women’s access to and power in politics along sociocultural, institutional, and individual dimensions. The report can be used by the relevant stakeholders to identify priority areas where their investments in programs and initiatives to support WPPL are likely to have the greatest and most meaningful impact.

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