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.
Liberia
Accra Agreement (Peace Agreement Between the Government of Liberia, the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, the Movement of Democracy in Liberia, and the Political Parties)
Women’s Roles: In Brief
Official Roles
No female negotiators or mediators were involved in formal peace talks, although female civil society leaders served as observers and represented 17 percent of witnesses to the signing of the agreement.
Civil Society Efforts
Women were instrumental in demanding formal talks, holding belligerents accountable to negotiation timetables, and mobilizing national support for the process. Women led marches, organized weekly rallies in central fish markets, and staged nationwide women’s strikes and sit-ins.
Women’s Roles
2003 Peace Talks
No Data
Negotiators
0%
women
women
Mediators
0%
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.