International recommendation

Equal participation in political and public life

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Themes:
Equality and non-discriminationPolitical and civic participation
Populations of concern:
Persons with an immigrant background and ethnic minoritiesPersons with disabilitiesSami/indigenous peoplesWomen
Relevant CEDAW article:
Art. 7 – Participation in political and public life
Source:
CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/10, para. 35

Recommended measures (1)

Measure
Measure types:
Policies, strategies, and action plansResources

The Committee recommends that the State party adopt an empowerment model rather than a model of service provision only and allocate the necessary resources and develop quotas to ensure true empowerment of women from every group and their full representation in the State party’s decision-making systems.