The report, elaborated by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, includes survey answers from female politicians from 107 countries (including responses from female MEPs). The study shows that nearly 90% of the participants use social media in their political work, with Facebook being their most frequently used platform. The full report with the key findings will be released the day of the presentation (you can have a look at the preliminary report here).

This is the second study conducted by WIP, after the WIP-World Bank study “The Female Political Career”, which was presented in 2015. With the WIP Studies, the Women in Parliaments Global Forum aims to build knowledge about the current situation of female politicians by identifying the data and evidences that can support advocacy for policy changes. This new study also aims to help female legislators to better understand how to use social media effectively.

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