UN Women:
Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database Background Notes and Codebook (2025)
UN Women Guidance Note on the Making and Shaping of Constitutions from a Gender Perspective (2021)
UN Women Guidance Note on the Making and Shaping of Constitutions from a Gender Perspective Executive Summary (2021)
Policy Brief on Why and How Constitutions Matter for Gender Equality (2017)
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Constitutional Jurisprudence (2017)
Global gender equality constitutional database - categories - all regions (2025) (Excel Sheet)
The politics of engagement: women's participation and influence in constitution-making processes
UN System:
UN Constitutional Newsletter
Guidance Note of the Secretary-General - United Nations Assistance to Constitution-making Processes
Universities:
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Women's reproductive and socio-economic rights from the constitutional perspective in Poland
The University of Alcalá
How do women impact on peacebuilding? A case study of the peace process that led to the good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland
University of Birmingham
Ensuring gender equality in constitutions: engaging the next generation of stakeholders
Bocconi University- Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy
Tackling violence against women: can laws change perceptions?
Tackling gender-based discrimination and gender-based violence. A comparative perspective between Europe and Africa
The University of Chicago Law School
Morocco: a briefing on gender and the constitution
Vietnam: a briefing on gender and the constitution
Zimbabwe: a briefing on gender and the constitution
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gender equality in the Israeli defense forces- constitutional aspects of the different compulsory military service for men and women as prescribed by Israeli legislation
Global gender equality in conflict
Protecting female refugees through the German constitutional right to asylum
Universita’ degli Studi di Milano
The legislative and constitutional attitude towards polygamy across Europe and Italy Polygamous marriage under the Italian law (PowerPoint Presentation)
Polygamous marriage under the Italian law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Mapping the impact of gender equality provisions and constitutionmaking
Reimagining traditional approaches to women peace and security
University of Westminster Law School
Gender Equality Protection in the Contexts of Bodily Integrity and Reproductive Rights
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Multimedia:
Empower women: movement for women's economic empowerment (Website)
Global Database on Violence against Women (Website)
Peace can be achieved through justice: the judge of the Sepur Zarco case speaks (Video-EN)
Additional Resources:
Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on United Nations Constitutional Assistance (2020)
ABC for a Gender Sensitive Constitution – Handbook (March 2018)Women, Constitution-Making and Peace Processes – Brief / PSRP and UN Women (Oct 2018)
From paper to lived reality: gender-responsive constitutional implementation – International IDEA (2016)
How Women Influence Constitution Making After Conflict and Unrest – Institute for Inclusive Security (2018)
A Women’s Guide to Constitution Making – Institute for Inclusive Security (2018)