Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

I. For an effective representation of women in political institutions : parity as a unifying goal
- Paragraph one. Challenges to women’s leadership in representative councils
A. A formal evolution of women's participation through gender quotas
B. Towards real equality through the parity mechanism
- Tunisia at the national level : resisting the progress of women at the national level
- Tunisia at the Local Level : progress in women representation in municipal councils
C. Towards a voting system enhancing the inclusion of women
- What should be rejected : first past the post as a non-inclusive system for women
- What you should be considered: Proportional representation and the importance of rank order of female candidates on the list
- Paragraph two. Obstacle to female leadership in senior and decision-making positions
A. Excluding women from senior positions
B. The legacy of patriarchal governments and the symbolism of power
- Paragraph three : improving the representation of women by the revision of laws on political parties
A. Barriers to women leadership within political parties
B. For an inclusive party structure for women
II. The role of intermediate bodies in advancing political participation of women : election observation as an example
- Paragraph one. The importance of independent : election management bodies (EMBs)
- Paragraph two. The importance of regulatory bodies – the media
- Paragraph Three. The importance of the role of civil society
III. Violence against women as a main obstacle to their access to decision-making positions
- Paragraph one. Overlapping types of violence against women
A. Political violence as a consequence of other forms of violence against women
B. Women discouraged from participating in politics
- Paragraph two. Disharmony between laws on the elimination of political violence against women
A. The difficulty of defining legal frameworks to eradicate violence
B. Anti-violence policies which still lag behind and the need for a strategic, impact litigation aimed at eliminating violence against women