Political Finance Database

37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?

Theme Public funding
Description Some countries use other types of financial measures to encourage gender equality within political parties. This can include earmarking of public funding to women?s wings or for gender-related activities, or to reduce the nomination deposit for women candidates

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Other No data Yes, tax benefits Yes, increased media access Yes, reduced nomination fee Yes, funding to women's wings Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities Countries researched
Africa 43
(86.0%)
3
(6.0%)
3
(6.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.0%)
50
Americas 23
(69.7%)
2
(6.1%)
2
(6.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(3.0%)
0
(0.0%)
7
(21.2%)
33
Asia 30
(81.1%)
2
(5.4%)
3
(8.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.7%)
3
(8.1%)
37
Europe 35
(83.3%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(4.8%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.4%)
3
(7.1%)
42
Oceania 13
(92.9%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
14
Total 144 8 10 0 0 1 2 15 176

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 No
Albania 2021 No
Algeria 2021 Other
Andorra 2016 No
Angola 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 No
Argentina 2019 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Armenia 2021 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Other
Australia 2019 No
Austria 2023 No
Azerbaijan 2023 No
Bahamas 2018 No
Bahrain 2021 No data
Bangladesh 2018 No
Barbados 2018 No
Belarus 2018 No
Belgium 2018 No data
Belize 2018 No
Benin 2018 No
Bhutan 2018 No
Bolivia 2019 No data
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 No
Botswana 2021 No
Brazil 2024 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Bulgaria 2021 No
Burkina Faso 2023 Other
Burundi 2021 No
Cabo Verde 2018 No
Cambodia 2018 No
Cameroon 2019 No
Canada 2019 No
Central African Republic 2021 No
Chad 2021 No
Chile 2018 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Other
Colombia 2021 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Other
Comoros 2021 No
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 No
Costa Rica 2021 No
Croatia 2018 No
Cyprus 2018 No
Czechia 2018 No
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 No
Denmark 2021 No
Djibouti 2018 No
Dominica 2018 No
Dominican Republic 2021 No
Ecuador 2021 No
Egypt 2019 No
El Salvador 2018 No
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 No
Eswatini 2018 No data
Ethiopia 2019 No
Fiji 2021 No
Finland 2018 Yes, funding to women's wings
France 2019 No
Gabon 2018 No
Georgia 2023 Yes, funding to women's wings
Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Germany 2019 No
Ghana 2018 No
Greece 2023 No
Grenada 2018 No
Guatemala 2018 No
Guinea 2018 No
Guinea-Bissau 2018 No
Guyana 2018 No
Haiti 2018 Yes, reduced nomination fee
Honduras 2021 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Hungary 2018 No
Iceland 2018 No
India 2019 No
Indonesia 2021 Other
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 No
Iraq 2019 No data
Ireland 2023 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Israel 2018 No
Italy 2019 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Jamaica 2018 No
Japan 2018 No
Jordan 2019 No
Kazakhstan 2018 No
Kenya 2023 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Kiribati 2018 No
Korea, Republic of 2023 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Kosovo 2024 Other
Kyrgyzstan 2021 No
Latvia 2023 No
Lebanon 2019 No
Lesotho 2021 No
Liberia 2018 No
Libya 2021 No
Liechtenstein 2021 No
Lithuania 2023 No
Luxembourg 2018 No
Madagascar 2018 No
Malawi 2023 No
Malaysia 2021 No
Maldives 2018 No
Mali 2018 No
Malta 2018 No
Marshall Islands 2018 No
Mauritania 2018 No
Mauritius 2018 No
Mexico 2019 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 No
Moldova, Republic of 2019 No
Monaco 2018 No
Mongolia 2023 No
Montenegro 2021 Yes, funding to women
Morocco 2021 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Other
Mozambique 2018 No
Myanmar 2018 No
Namibia 2018 No
Nauru 2018 No
Nepal 2018 No
Netherlands 2023 No
New Zealand 2023 No
Nicaragua 2021 No
Niger 2018 No
Nigeria 2023 No
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 No
Norway 2018 No
Pakistan 2021 No
Palau 2018 No
Panama 2023 No
Papua New Guinea 2018 No
Paraguay 2019 No
Peru 2021 No
Philippines 2018 No
Poland 2019 No
Portugal 2018 No
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2018 No
Romania 2018 No
Russian Federation 2018 No
Rwanda 2019 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 No
Saint Lucia 2018 No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 No data
Samoa 2021 No
San Marino 2018 No data
Senegal 2021 No data
Serbia 2023 No
Seychelles 2021 No
Sierra Leone 2018 No
Singapore 2018 No
Slovakia 2023 No
Slovenia 2018 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Solomon Islands 2018 Other
South Africa 2021 No
Spain 2018 No
Sri Lanka 2018 No
Sudan 2018 No
Suriname 2018 Yes, funds earmarked for gender activities
Sweden 2018 No
Switzerland 2023 No
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 No data
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 No
Taiwan 2021 No
Tajikistan 2018 No
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 No
Thailand 2018 No
The Gambia 2018 No
Timor-Leste 2018 No
Togo 2018 No
Tonga 2018 No
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 No
Tunisia 2023 No
Turkey 2021 No
Turkmenistan 2018 No
Tuvalu 2021 No
Uganda 2018 No
Ukraine 2021 No
United Kingdom 2018 No data
United States 2018 No
Uruguay 2021 No
Uzbekistan 2018 No
Vanuatu 2018 No
Venezuela 2021 No
Yemen 2018 No
Zambia 2018 No
Zimbabwe 2018 No
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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