As part of our commitment to advancing knowledge on the dividends of democracy, the V-Dem institute has produced a policy brief on gender and democracy, outlining the mutual constitutive relationship between the two. This brief is a useful tool for the academic and policy practitioner community working on democracy and human rights.
"This brief highlights the complex and sometimes unexpected ways in which regime type relates to women’s rights. While democracies have stronger de facto gender equality and more robust egalitarian attitudes among their citizens, autocracies have embraced de jure women’s rights reforms to advance their legitimacy.”
– Daniela Donno, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma
Click here to download the Policy Brief "Does Democracy Promote Gender Equality?"
