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SP Outcome 2: Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems

1. Increase women’s leadership and participation in political processes. 2. Ensure that national plans and budgets are gender-responsive. 3. Promote the production of data and statistics to track progress on gender equality. 4. Confirm that justice institutions are accessible and deliver for all women.

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Outcome indicators in 2021

SP 2.1
Number of legislative frameworks that promote gender balance in elections and decision-making bodies
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
42 42
There are in addition, legislated TSMs (including quotas and reserved seats with a 25-35% threshold of women’s representation) in: Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Egypt, El Salvador, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz ran, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Serbia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Uganda
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
47 47
-
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
55 55
-
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
70 70
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.2
Number of National Development Strategies that are gender-responsive
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
24 24
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
31 31
-
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
40 40
-
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
46 46
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.3
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment (SDG indicator 5.c.1)
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2021 Result () -
Baseline
- -
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
0.19% 0.19%
Based on 2018 data from 69 countries and areas, 19 percent meet the criteria for a tracking system that measures and makes public gender budget data and 59 percent of countries and areas approach the requirements.
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
0.19% 0.19%
This data is collected biannually, so there are no new data for 2019.
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
- -
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.4
Percentage share of women in the police, judiciary, prosecution services, millitary and corrections
No aggregate value
Please click this icon for detailed disaggregated reporting under this indicator.
2013-2017
Baseline
- -
UN Crime Trends Survey does not include data collection on women in the military. Values for this indicator are based on latest available data within the year range 2013-2017 in relevant countries. Number of relevant countries with data available: 23 (Police); 21 (Judiciary); 8 (Prosecution Services); 22 (Corrections).
SP 2.5
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (SDG indicator 5.6.1)
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2021 Result () -
2012
Baseline
0.518% 0.518%
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
0.55% 0.55%
-
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
- -
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.6
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex (SDG indicator 5.1.1)
SDG
sdg
Goal 5
2021 Result () -
Baseline
- -
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
- -
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.7
Proportion of gender-specific Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators with available data
SDG
sdg
Goal 17
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
0.26% 0.26%
2018
Milestone
- -
-
Result
0.29% 0.29%
-
2019
Milestone
- -
-
Result
0.31% 0.31%
-
2020
Milestone
- -
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
TBC in 2020 when SDGs data is updated annually by UNSD TBC in 2020 when SDGs data is updated annually by UNSD
-
Result
- -
-

Output indicators in 2021

SP 2.4.1
Number of gender equality reforms developed and/or being implemented by electoral stakeholders with UN-Women's technical support
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
40 40
2018
Milestone
55 55
-
Result
56 56
-
2019
Milestone
65 65
-
Result
78 78
-
2020
Milestone
80 80
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
90 90
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.4.2
Number of women leaders, candidates and aspirants with strengthened capacities to engage in political life, with UN-Women's support
2021 Result () -
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2017
Baseline
8,000 8,000
2018
Milestone
10,000 10,000
-
Result
11,183 11,183
-
2019
Milestone
12,000 12,000
-
Result
5,964 5,964
-
2020
Milestone
3,000 3,000
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
12,000 12,000
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.4.3
Number of gender equality initiatives developed and/or being implemented by parliamentary bodies (Legislative Parliamentary Committees/ Women Caucus/ Speaker of Parliament's Office/Secretariat of the Parliament), with UN-Women's support 
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
72 72
2018
Milestone
90 90
-
Result
143 143
-
2019
Milestone
110 110
-
Result
177 177
-
2020
Milestone
195 195
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
220 220
-
Result
- -
-
SP 2.4.4
Number of initiatives developed and/or being implemented to monitor violence against women in politics, with UN-Women's support 
2021 Result () -
2017
Baseline
18 18
2018
Milestone
35 35
-
Result
64 64
-
2019
Milestone
45 45
-
Result
81 81
-
2020
Milestone
91 91
-
Result
- -
-
2021
Target
101 101
-
Result
- -
-
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