GaP 101 - Gender & Politics 101
FREE EMAIL COURSE
Politics has always
been gendered.
Now you know why.
A free, five-email course on gender and politics across South Asia written for the curious, the committed, and everyone in between.
Five emails
5-minute read
No prior knowledge needed
27.5%
Women in national parliaments worldwide
~15%
Average share of women in South Asian parliaments
+8 points
Women's share of seats is higher in parliaments that use gender quotas
5 emails to understand why this is happening and what changes it
THE COURSE
Built by the CGAP team researching this every day.
Expect an introductory email when you sign up. Emails 1-5 will land in your inbox on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Email I
GaP 101: Who counts as represented?
Women hold 27.5% of parliamentary seats worldwide. This email poses a more challenging question about which women are we counting, and who does the average still leave out?
Email II
GaP 101: Do Quotas Actually Work?
This email looks at how affirmative action works across South Asia and in Nepal, where women made it to 33% target and but most did not made it through direct seats.
Email III
GaP 101: The first women to lead
This email traces the fight that made that possible from the uneven arrival of suffrage across the region to the landmark firsts, and the everyday numbers that still move slowly behind them.
Email IV
GaP 101: The voters who closed the gap
This email looks at where the path narrows who gets nominated, who gets backed, and what stands between equal participation and equal representation.
Email V
The way forward and your role in it
The last email. Representation is not arithmetic. This email brings the course's ideas down to the scale of individual action what to notice, what to back, and where the conversation continues after GaP 101.
WHO IT'S FOR
Students & Researchers
Building a foundation in gender and political studies, or adding South Asian context to existing work.
Civil Society Professionals
Working in advocacy, development, or policy and wanting sharper language and stronger frameworks.
Curious Learners
Following current events, asking hard questions, and wanting to understand more than headlines give you.