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New research! We're delighted to share the final report in our constitutions series. This in-depth case study explores women’s roles in the historic constitution-drafting process that followed Tunisia’s revolution.

Tunisia’s case is significant for many reasons:

1. Compared to the global average, women secured a high proportion of seats in the constituent assembly: 31%.

2. They exerted significant influence inside the assembly and in the public square.

3. Even amid ongoing differences of opinion, they bridged deep political, religious, and cultural divides to achieve the consensus necessary to integrate provisions for gender equality into their country’s new constitution.

4. And Tunisia is the only country in the region where the Arab Spring did not turn to winter.

Beyond Revolution: How Women Influenced Constitution Making In Tunisia - Inclusive Security Participatory approaches have come to the forefront of constitution making in recent years. Their potential for fostering legitimacy, national ownership, and the inclusion of diverse groups is particularly relevant in deeply divided societies. Yet a large demographic–women–remains significantly ...

LIVE now: our discussion about women’s roles in constitution-making. https://www.usip.org/events/securing-their-roles-women-constitution-making

Securing Their Roles: Women in Constitution-Making As actors from Syria, Libya, and other countries marked by violence are taking steps towards building new constitutions, USIP and Inclusive Security are conv...