Across the world, women face challenges to participate in politics, from confronting hate speech to internal party obstacles and lack of subsidized maternity leave. What are the best ways to increase women’s participation in elections and within party politics? What has been the influence of the #MeToo movement?  Is it just about increasing the numbers of women in parliament?Host: Laura Thornton, International IDEA’s Head of Global ProgramsGuest: Birgitta Ohlsson, Sweden’s former EU and Democracy Minister andcurrently head of National Democratic Institute's program for political parties in Washington

Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Innehållet i podden är skapat av The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.