With the new year, we are exploring new avenues to communicate about the work of the GWD team and the stories of women in politics around the world. In that light, we will be drawing the curtain down on Women in the News, at least in this format. Thank you for reading -- and in the meantime, be sure to follow our latest updates on Twitter at @NDIWomen, and stay tuned for new developments!>>

Be sure to catch the latest edition by former Andi Parhamovich fellow, Ferdos Majeed, who writes about her experience working on democracy programming in Iraq and with NDI: "Now, almost ten years later, I am still involved as a trainer with women’s civil society organizations across Iraq."--Read more here>>

On March 9th, NDI will host a roundtable focusing on designing innovative and effective democracy assistance programs to inspire and retain young women’s political participation This roundtable will bring national and international experts from a variety of fields to discuss interventions that will increase the numbers and resilience of young women entering politics and decision-making roles. Stay tuned for more details.

On March 14, NDI and the Huairou Commission will host the panel event "How to Make Cities Work for Women’s Economic Empowerment," moderated by Meryl Frank, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The panel will feature women mayors and prominent women grassroots activists from cities across the globe, discussing strategies to ensure urban policy development is adaptive to women and in turn, increases women’s empowerment and economic and political gender equality. Join us between 12:30 and 3:00 pm at the Community Church of New York.

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PM Modi to inaugurate 3-day National Women’s Parliament on Friday>>

Manipur polls: Women outnumber males, but few to fight election>>

Marshall Islands become first nation to ratify global HFC treaty>>

President concerned about gaps in access to quality education>>

Pakistan Electoral Reform Plans Aim to Boost Women's Participation in Politics>>

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