37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source:
Article 4.19. Election Law of BiH from 2001, consolidated version (with amendments from 2024)
(BS)
Svaka lista kandidata uključuje kandidate muškog i ženskog pola, koji su ravnopravno zastupljeni. Ravnopravna zastupljenost polova postoji u slučaju kada je jedan od polova zastupljen sa najmanje 40% od ukupnog broja kandidata na listi. Kandidati pola koji je manje zastupljen raspoređuju se na liste kandidata na sljedeći način: najmanje jedan (1) kandidat manje zastupljenog pola među prva dva (2) kandidata, dva (2) kandidata manje zastupljenog pola među prvih pet (5) kandidata i tri (3) kandidata manje zastupljenog pola među prvih osam (8) kandidata, itd.
(EN)
Each candidate list includes male and female candidates, who are equally represented. Equal representation of the sexes exists when one of the sexes is represented by at least 40% of the total number of candidates on the list. Candidates of the underrepresented gender are distributed on the candidate lists as follows: at least one (1) candidate of the underrepresented gender among the first two (2) candidates, two (2) candidates of the underrepresented gender among the first five (5) candidates and three (3) candidates of the underrepresented gender among the first eight (8) candidates, etc.
Available at:
https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/zakoni/Izborni_zakon_BiH.pdf
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are no specific financial incentives for women in the electoral process. What does exist are legal obligations in terms of candidate quotas and their placement on electoral lists. Unlike in some other countries, there are no provisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina that allocate additional public funds or other financial benefits to political parties that promote a higher number of women on their lists or within their leadership structures.