This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review explores the evidence about the approaches have been used to support girls’ and women political empowerment (WPE), focussing on their effectiveness and constraints. It particularly explores women’s political leadership and quotas in low- and middle-income countries.
WPE has improved drastically across the world since the 1700s, however progress has slowed, a huge gender gap still remains, and even when women are present, they often do not reach senior leadership levels, and tend not to occupy the more powerful political portfolios.
