Product Description: Political parties need access to funds in order to play their part in the political process. At the same time, the role of money in politics is arguably the biggest threat to democracy worldwide today. This threat is clear across all continents—from huge corporate campaign donations in the United States and drug money seeping into politics in Latin America to corruption scandals throughout Asia and Europe...read more

Product Description: Written by parliamentarians and researchers, this second version of the IDEA Handbook on Women in Parliament examines the obstacles women face in getting elected to parliament, how to overcome such barriers, and ways to make a greater impact once they are members...read more

Product Description: This report examines women's political representation on the African continent, and shows how quotas have contributed to increasing their access to political power. The documented evidence from Africa is very encouraging: more than 20 countries on the continent either have legislated quotas or have political parties that have adopted them voluntarily...read more