Term paper topic : How has women’s participation in Ivory Coast’s politics

evolved from 1990 to 2023 ?

Introduction
- Provide some background information on the political history of Ivory Coast and
the role of women in it.
- Explain the main research question and the objectives of the paper.
- Outline the structure and the main arguments of the paper.

Development

Part 1: The challenges and barriers for women's political participation in

Ivory Coast

Section 1: The legal and institutional framework

- Analyze the constitutional and electoral laws that regulate women's political
rights and representation in Ivory Coast.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of the quota system that was
introduced in 2019 to increase women's presence in parliament.

Section 2: The socio-cultural and economic factors

- Discuss the patriarchal norms and values that limit women's access to education,
employment, and decision-making positions in Ivory Coast.
- Examine the impact of poverty, violence, and conflict on women’s political
participation and empowerment in Ivory Coast.

Part 2: The achievements and opportunities for women’s political

participation in Ivory Coast
Section 1: The women's movements and civil society organizations
- Describe the history and the activities of the World March of Women (WMW)
Ivory Coast and other women's groups that advocate for women's rights and peace
in Ivory Coast.
- Assess the influence and the challenges of the women's movements and civil
society organizations on the political processes and outcomes in Ivory Coast.

Section 2: The women's political leadership and representation

- Identify and analyze the profiles and the roles of the prominent women politicians
and leaders in Ivory Coast, such as the First Lady Dominique Claudine Ouattara,
the Minister of Women, Family and Children Nasseneba Touré, and others.
- Explore the achievements and the obstacles of the women politicians and leaders
in advancing women’s interests and agendas in Ivory Coast.

Part 3: The prospects and recommendations for women’s political

participation in Ivory Coast

Section 1: The regional and international frameworks and cooperation

- Review the regional and international conventions and initiatives that support and
promote women's political participation in Africa and beyond, such as the African
Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action, the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and others.
- Analyze the extent and the effectiveness of Ivory Coast's compliance and
engagement with the regional and international frameworks and cooperation on
women's political participation.

Section 2: The future scenarios and strategies

- Discuss the possible scenarios and implications of the upcoming presidential and
legislative elections in 2024 for women's political participation in Ivory Coast.
- Provide some concrete and feasible recommendations and strategies for
enhancing women's political participation in Ivory Coast, such as capacity
building, awareness raising, coalition building, advocacy, and others.

Conclusion
- Summarize the main findings and arguments of the paper.
- Highlight the main contributions and limitations of the paper.
- Suggest some directions and areas for further research on women's political
participation in Ivory Coast.

Source:
(1) Ivory Coast : Women underrepresented in parliament despite 2019 law.
https://www.theafricareport.com/65880/cote-divoire-women-
underrepresented-in-parliament-despite-2019-law/.

(2) Women’s Political Participation in Ivory Coast: A Mission for Peace.

https://capiremov.org/en/interview/womens-political-participation-in-
ivory-coast-a-mission-for-peace/.

(3) Ivory Coast: WPP initiative, a golden opportunity for women's groups -
IDEA. https://www.idea.int/news/ivory-coast-wpp-initiative-golden-
opportunity-womens-groups.