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

In the absence therefore of any meaningful advance of women in national elections and correspondingly, in Parliament, political parties have recently purportedly committed themselves to ensuring that women ‘play prominent roles otherwise’. These include appointments as party chairpersons, Speaker of the House of Representatives and as Senators.
Source: OAS (2015), Electoral Observation Mission Final Report, General Elections, The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 16, 2015, OAS

Source: Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis, 1983

Source: National Assembly Election Act, 1952 (revised 2009)

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