Study on women’s political participation: Women’s political participation is critical to ensuring that a democracy is representative and inclusive, yet the full participation of women in Guatemalan politics remains a challenge. To better understand women’s participation and the barriers they face to enter politics, NDI supported the development of a study on women in elected and nominated political positions in 2016. After 2011 elections, NDI supported the group More Women, Better Politics (Más Mujeres, Mejor Política) to create a database on women’s political participation in Guatemala. In 2016, NDI supported the group in updating the database with figures from the 2015 elections and elaborating an analysis of the findings. The database and narrative analysis include figures on women elected to political office at the regional, national and municipal level, as well as information on female representation in state entities and political parties. The study concludes that, while women in political positions have increased slightly since 1985, they are still significantly underrepresented in political office and in leadership positions within state entities and political parties. In addition, despite the fact that women make up over half of registered voters, women’s representation has not increased consistently. The analysis concludes that women need to be included in electable positions on party lists for national and municipal office, and that additional reforms are necessary to facilitate conditions for equal representation.