This report builds on previous research by RAU in the 2013 elections when it carried out a pre-post-election study with The Women’s Trust (TWT). This research showed that going women-to-women was highly successful in motivating women to register and vote in the 2013 elections, producing an increase in the number of women that stated that they had voted in 2013 elections (79%) as opposed to the 2013 Referendum (11%) and the 2008 first round (27%). It was also found that participating in the TWT workshop was for the majority (60%) an important reason for participating, belying the view that workshops do not have much effects, and, additionally, that “word of mouth” was also seen as important for a significant group (43%).

Political participation by young women in the 2018 elections: Pre-election report

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