evidence: - After the 2008 elections in Rwanda, women made up 56 per cent of Parliament. The number jumped to 64 per cent after the 2013 elections. [...] There are also other barriers to sustaining women’s political participation, such as limited enforcement of gender equality laws, lack of campaign financing, lower levels of education and technical skills, as well as persistent gender stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes. [...] The road for women’s increased participation in politics in Rwanda was paved by the 2003 Constitution, which set aside a quota of 30 per cent women in all decision-making organs, including 24 of the 80 seats in the Lower House of Parliament. Those seats are elected by an innovative special electoral college composed of voters from local women’s councils and district councils. Besides the 24 reserved seats, women candidates won 26 other seats, of the 53 available, and the youth seat, for a total of 51 seats in Parliament (64 per cent). Women also make up 42 per cent of Cabinet members, 32 per cent of Senators, 50 per cent of judges, and 43.5 per cent of city and district council seats. But will Rwanda be able to sustain the progress?