Gender inequalities are intertwined with inequalities based on class origin, religious beliefs, racialization, language, administrative situation, etc, and all lead to unequal access to positions of power. Citizens’ participation, which evidences varying levels of representativeness among effective participants, is no exception, and such inequalities work to exclude women and historically minoritized and/or vulnerable groups. When these groups do manage to participate, inequalities undermine the weight and success of their contributions in influencing political processes and decisions.

This checklist is a tool to incorporate features which are key to promoting women’s participation and ensuring that female voices and contributions to institutional bodies and valued processes are heard. Time is one such key feature. This checklist was created as part of the Intercultural Action Plan of the Ciutat Vella District (2022-2025).