Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Sun City Agreement (Intercongolese Negotiations: The Final Act)
Women’s Roles: In Brief
Official Roles
Women represented 12 percent of delegates to the Sun City talks and helped to broaden the agenda and break through deadlocks in the negotiations.
Civil Society Efforts
A women’s caucus of Congolese and regional civil society leaders pressured the parties to reach an agreement and kept local communities informed on progress.
Women’s Roles
2002 Peace Talks
12%
women
women
Negotiators
0%
women
women
Mediators
5%
women
women
Signatories
Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.
Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.