Women’s fair
representation among electoral administrators is also essential for the
fulfillment of their participation rights, particularly the right to have
access to public service in their country. However, there is no global baseline
data on women’s representation in leadership positions or senior staff of EMBs.
In the 2011-2012 EMB survey, 34 percent of countries said that they maintain a
database for electoral staff disaggregated by gender.[1]
[1] UNDP and UN Women
(2012): op. cit.
