Paulina Chavez
Press Secretary
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Violence against women in politics is a specific type of violence meant to discourage women from engaging in all political activities: political discussions, voting, running for office. NDI's think10 safety planning tool provides women in politics guidance on how to evaluate and enhance their personal security by combining scores from a self-assessment questionnaire and the country score from NDI’s new Women’s Political Participation Risk Index (WPPRI). The WPPRI calculates the risk to politically active women in 172 countries. In using the tool, women in politics can develop a safety plan relevant to their personal and professional profile, and in their political context. Each country’s ranking in the WPPRI is built from three indicators: the level of women’s political participation at the national level; the state of democracy in each country; and the likelihood of violence that women in that country face. This tool is designed to provide women who participate in politics with a confidential way to assess their individual security and make a plan to increase their safety.
think10 is currently available in six languages in online, mobile app and paper formats.
