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Mexican Men and Women Work Together to Elect More Women to Office
"Why women, why now?" was the question posed to over 300 participants, both male and female, participating in a week-long series of training sessions across Mexico aimed at giving women candidates the...
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Democracy and the Challenge of Change: Training Modules to Increase Women's...
Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 10/23/2013 Resource Type: Training Manual Language: English, French, Russian, Spanish English French...
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A ‘Head Start’ for Women Mayors and Councilors in Nicaragua
A revision to Nicaragua’s law on municipal elections last year required political parties to put up equal numbers of women and men as candidates for mayor and city council. It also increased the number...
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Ambassador Russell: We Must Work Together to Achieve Lasting Gender Equality
“Increasing women’s meaningful participation in political and public life is about changing cultural norms about women and changing the culture of politics,” Catherine Russell, U.S. ambassador-at-large...
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A new background paper from the World Bank written by Susan Markham, NDI’s director of women’s political participation, examines the status of women in politics and makes the case for the full and...
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Key Gains and Challenges: A Gender Audit of Kenya's 2013 Election Process
Author: Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 01/10/2014 Resource Type: Report Language: English English AttachmentSizeRead the...
View ArticleGender Equity in Politics (Policy Seminar, Liberia)
Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 05/29/2013 Resource Type: Report Language: English English AttachmentSizeDownload the report1.29 MB
View ArticleBetween Challenge and Reality: Women and Political Participation in Guatemala
Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 01/24/2014 Resource Type: Report Language: Spanish Spanish AttachmentSizeRead the report in...
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In Nepal, Women Fight to Maintain Seats in Parliament
Nepali women had much to be proud of as 172 of them were seated in the country’s newest Constituent Assembly on Jan. 22. They filled almost 30 percent of the 575 seats that were contested during...
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New Report Examines the Reality of Women’s Participation in Guatemalan Politics
While women in Guatemala have slowly been making political gains, a new report by NDI and UN Women shows that a significant gender gap persists. The report, Between Challenge and Reality: Women and...
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Confidence, Capacity, Connections: A Young Woman's Guide to Leadership (Now...
Author: Gabriella Borovsky, Sarah Cherrabi El Alaoui, Megan Doherty Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 09/01/2010 Resource Type: Manual|Handbook Language: English, Arabic,...
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Win With Women Newsletter | February 2014
Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 02/24/2014 Resource Type: Newsletter Language: English Having trouble viewing this newsletter?Click...
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Tunisia's Aswat Nisaa to Receive NDI's 2014 Madeleine K. Albright Grant
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) announced today that it will award its 2014 Madeleine K. Albright Grant to Aswat Nisaa (Women’s Voices) of Tunisia, an organization of Tunisian women and men...
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Author: National Democratic Institute Publisher: National Democratic Institute Published Date: 03/04/2014 Resource Type: Press Release Language: English WASHINGTON, DC—The National Democratic...
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Women Heads of State
Did you know that there have been 94 women heads of state and government, representing 67 countries, since 1960? Regionally, Europe has had the most women serve in the highest office (39), followed by...
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