Violence against women candidates in local elections can take various forms and shapes.
All have real-life consequences. There is #NoExcuse to #VAWP.
#WYDEWomenLeadership

Less than 8% of women who experienced violence as candidates in local elections filed a formal complaint.
Why? Complaint mechanisms to address sexual harassment, discrimination, or violence are often missing, leaving women in politics without support or justice.
There is #NoExcuse to #VAWP.

WFD-led Gender Observatory initiative has united 15 organisations to combat violence against women in politics in Indonesia. From fragmented efforts to a powerful push for change – read more: buff.ly/qA3lVCc

#GenderEquality #WomenInPolitics #Indonesia #PolicyReform #VAWP

#CSW69 is coming to and end this week but our daily job to reach gender parity in all spheres of politics continues.

If you are interested working on #VaWP, check out our five tools ⚒️ and reach out to us at @osce_odihr for support and advice.

www.osce.org/odihr/530272

Addressing #VAWP is all about data. 📊 It needs to be collected, analysed, published, in order to inform future steps 🧵 10/12

Addressing #VAWP is also about changing the organisational culture. This includes awareness raising & training. 🧵 9/12

Addressing #VAWP should ideally prevent VAWP so that no cases happen, but in cases when VAWP occurs, survivors need to have easy access to a complaints mechanism. 🧵 7/12

#VAWP should be part of parliamentary integrity regulation. @osce_odihr guidelines can help parliaments to develop a comprehensive Code of Conduct: osce.org/odihr/558330
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Addressing #VAWP should involve data gathering. Here are few examples.

1️⃣ IPU global research: www.ipu.org/resources/pu... &
2️⃣ OSCE_Serbia 🇷🇸 national research: www.osce.org/mission-to-s...
3️⃣ WFD research on #VAWP in Bosnia 🇧🇦: www.wfd.org/what-we-do/r...
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Addressing #VAWP needs to be driven by expertise and lessons learned. Parliaments can count on national NGOs and international partners like: Inter-Parliamentary Union, International IDEA, OSCE/ODIHR, European Institute for Gender Eqaulity & UN Women 🧵 3/12

Addressing #VAWP needs to be part of a broader parliamentary commitment to advancing gender equality in politics and #GenderSensitiveParliaments

Learn more at: osce.org/odihr/506885

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In the last decade we are witnessing an increased recognition of violence against women in politics #VAWP. Action to address it is slow. Parliaments, political parties and governmental bodies for gender equality can step up their engagement. Here are 10 tips 🧵 1/12

In "Addressing Violence against Women in Politics," Catherine Wineinger shares reflections from her time as an @apsa.bsky.social Congressional Fellow, highlighting policy and political challenges to addressing #VAWIP #VAWP in the United States [4/5] cambridge.org/core/journal...
Polisky Gendersky

In "Violence against Women in Politics," @traceyraney.bsky.social notes that academics are well-positioned to tackle both evidence and policy gaps around #VAWIP #VAWP, giving examples from her work on sexual harassment in Canadian politics [2/5] cambridge.org/core/journal...
Polisky Gendersky

At this #CSW66 thank you to @UN_PGA for organizing a special session on ending violence against women in politics #VAWP w/numerous Ministers @UN_Women

Really exciting to be at 2nd day of experts meeting on #vawp identifying good practices & to agree on best ways to measure in future so the women’s voices are not silenced ⁦@iKNOW_Politics⁩ ⁦@UN_Women⁩