Indeed, research suggests that civil society groups and citizens are more satisfied with policy outcomes, and can more easily legitimate policies when they feel greater ownership of the policy process (Traber, 2013, Esaiasson et al., Civil society, including women’s organisations, also has the potential to enable a more inclusive provision of public goods and improved public service delivery. Effective citizen engagement can increase the quality of inputs for evidence-based decisionmaking, improve policy responsiveness and reinforce the visibility of the national gender institutions themselves.