This project aims to contribute to the improvement of the status of women in the Republic of Macedonia, in particular in the area of political participation by providing new understanding of the inequalities women and men face in political and public life, mainly through comprehensive research assessing whether and how the increased participation of women in politics in Macedonia has impacted the way decisions are made, priorities are chosen and politics is conducted and identifing why women’s increase in political participation has stalled before reaching parity.
We tried to achieve the objectives by evaluating the level of increase of women participation in politics and whether it has influenced politics in general and gender equality in particular. In short, the research tries to respond to the following questions: Are women agents of change? This study is the first of this kind in the country and we therefore believe that it will provide important insight into the dynamics and differences women and men face in the political arena.