Before you begin the assessment, make sure you have the following information at your disposal:

PARTICIPATION

  • Percentage of women members in the party

  • Information about the party’s member database: availability of information disaggregated by sex

  • Information on public availability and clarity of recruitment procedures for party members

  • Number of women party leaders

  • Percentage of women in the party’s highest decision-making bodies

  • Availability of a strategy for recruitment of women candidates

  • Number of women as presidential candidates

  • Percentage of women candidates in the most recent parliamentary elections

  • Percentage of women candidates in the most recent local elections

  • Percentage of women MPs from the party in the national parliament

  • Percentage of women from the party as mayors

ACCESS AND SUPPORT

  • Procedures for appointment to the party’s leadership structures

  • Percentage of women in the party’s body responsible for the selection of party leaders

  • Availability of voluntary party quotas

  • Availability of a women’s wing in the party and its role in the party

  • Availability of funds allocated for the women’s wing from the party’s budget

  • Information on the distribution of funds or in-kind support from a gender perspective

INTERNAL POLICIES

  • Information on any reference to gender equality as a principle in the party’s statute or declaration

  • Availability of measures promoting gender-sensitive working environment in the party

  • Party’s capacity-building programmes from a gender perspective

  • Availability of a strategic gender equality document and its implementation

PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY

  • Information on whether gender equality is an advocacy issue for the party

  • How the party marks symbolic dates (International Women’s Day, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, etc.)

  • Information on the organization of events promoting gender equality

  • Public reactions by the party to sexist remarks and gender-based threats

  • Use of gender-sensitive language in the party

  • Attention given to gender-balanced representation of party officials in the media

PARTNERSHIPS

  • Co-operation with women/human rights organizations

  • Co-operation with international organizations promoting human rights and/or gender equality and types of activities

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