Women and other marginalized groups continue to face obstacles and challenges in their political representation. One of them is a lack of access to political funding, both from party sources as well as from external funding.
Despite several legal improvements and concrete steps to ensure equal representation between men and women in politics, Albania is still lagging behind. Women don’t have the same access to financial resources, stemming from generally lower-paid jobs and less access to property, financial assets, and other resources that are needed during elections.