Excerpt from the Draft of the Secretary General's Report on Women and Political Participation

This is an excerpt from the Secretary General's report on the implementation of the General Assembly's Resolution 66/130, concerning women and political participation. The resolution calls on states to ensure equal participation for women and men and to take "appropriate measures" to that effect. This excerpt focuses on the constitutional measures taken by states, including: a provision for gender equality, provisions that address political participation directly, and provisions that concern temporary measures or affirmative action.