All of the data collected through the Votes Without Violence program can be viewed as visualizations on this website. We invite you to view it on each country and election page, or by clicking through the specific charts and questions below. The data may also be downloaded as CSV files, in a summarized form to protect sensitive information. 

There is a clear need for more and better data collection on the issue of violence against women in elections — a need that the Votes Without Violence project and website were conceived of in order to help fill.

Violence against women in elections is a separate issue from general electoral violence, because it is specifically aimed at preventing women from exercising their right to participate in politics and elections. However, it has not been tracked or measured separately from general violence during elections — a major concern, for as long as the majority of data on electoral violence remains gender-blind, it is impossible to properly address the problem and bridge the gender gap in political participation. 

Through the development of the Votes Without Violence methodology, NDI has identified and outlined the key variables necessary to organize and analyze data collected by election observers on violence against women. We encourage all election observation groups to use this methodology and these categories to collect data on violence against women in elections in their own countries. And, once the observation is finished, we invite them to submit that data to this website, allowing it to continue to grow and expand as a resource for all those interested in this serious issue. 

Interested in submitting your own data, or have a question about ours? Contact us.

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Title Countries Year Category Link
TIMOR LESTE: What Was The Percentage Of Polling Officials? Timor Leste 2017
TIMOR LESTE: What Was The Percentage Of Election Day Observers? Timor Leste 2017
TIMOR LESTE: How Many OIPAS Observers Were There During The 30 Day Campaign Period? Timor Leste 2017
How Many Polling Stations Had Two or More Women Officials Present? Liberia 2018
What Percentage of Violence Against Women Was Reported On The Incident Forms From Liberia? Liberia 2018
  • Gender of perpetrator Both genders
  • Gender of victim Both genders
  • Perpetrator of violence Other
  • Victim of violence Voter
  • Impact on womenDiscourage women from participating, Influence women's participation, Prevent women from participating
How Many Polling Stations Had a Female Presiding Officier? Liberia 2018
How Many Polling Stations Had Two or More Women Officials Present? Liberia 2018
Recorded Number of Critical Incidents of Violence Kenya 2017
  • Victim of violence Activist, Candidate, Elected official, Election administrator, Observer, Party member or supporter, Voter
  • Impact on womenDiscourage women from participating
Percentage of Female Presiding Officers in Polling Stations Kenya 2017
Percentage of Reports Who Witnessed or Heard of Any Campaign Activities or Events Where Candidates, Supporters or Organizers Have Excluded Women or Forced/Coerced Them to Participate Kenya 2017
  • Gender of victim Female only
  • Victim of violence Activist, Candidate, Elected official, Election administrator, Observer, Party member or supporter, Voter
  • Impact on womenPrevent women from participating