The working paper “Young Women’s Participation in Politics & Decision-Making in African Union Member States”
was developed by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
UN Women expresses its gratitude to the gender, youth, governance and human rights experts and practitioners
from AU Member States, AUC, UN system, development partners, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for their
contribution which informed the background to this research.