Résumé
This Issues Brief aims to clearly identify the matters at play by analysing the results of a first study specifically devoted to the subject of sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliament.3 It seeks to clarify what this phenomenon consists of, where, why and in what forms it occurs, who are the perpetrators and what is its prevalence. It also seeks to alert parliaments to the issue and encourage them to address it, in particular by defining the issues at stake for their proper functioning, inclusiveness, representative character and willingness to achieve gender equality. It also aims to help parliaments bring about change to the world of politics, by tackling a phenomenon that is hindering womens progress towards equality and undermining the foundations of democracy.