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
This question relates to regulations that are explicitly aimed at increasing gender equality in the activities or organisation of political parties. If there is provision that public funding (direct or indirect) is to be given especially to the Women’s Wing (or similar) of a political party, code “FUNDING OF WOMEN’S WING”. If it is stated that women candidates or that political parties that fulfil certain criteria regarding gender equality benefit from increased access to media, code “INCREASED MEDIA ACCESS”. If it is stated that women candidates or that political parties that fulfil certain criteria regarding gender equality benefit from tax benefits, or that donors to women candidates or political parties that fulfil certain criteria regarding gender equality receive tax benefits, code “TAX BENEFITS. If it is stated that women candidates or that political parties that fulfil certain criteria regarding gender equality benefit from reduced candidate nomination fees, code “REDUCED NOMINATION FEES”. If it is stated that women candidates or that political parties that fulfil certain criteria regarding gender equality benefit from other forms of regulation, code “OTHER”. Give additional information in an external comment (you must do so if you have coded “other”). A search in each law for the terms “women”, “gender” and “sex” may be useful. If more than one alternative apply, code all of them. Code “NO” if you find no information in legislation or other sources that financial benefits to increase gender equality is in use. If you judge that there may likely be regulations you have not been able to access about this issue, code “ND”.