Compendium of good practices in the elimination of discrimination against women 2017, para. 30
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The right to participate in all areas of political and public life is an essential prerequisite for the fulfilment of many other rights. Despite progress in many States, women’s representation in elected office — especially at the senior level, the judiciary, civil service or in entities such as unions, national human rights institutions or international agencies, including the United Nations — falls short of the good practice standard of equal representation.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice