Gender, Women and Democracy

Tweets That Chill: Analyzing Online Violence Against Women in Politics

In the three case study countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya), NDI's Gender, Women, and Democracy team worked with women in politics, those in civic technology and women’s rights organizations to develop a way to examine the country specific challenges facing women as they engage in online political discourse.

NDI Launches Groundbreaking Report Uncovering Online Violence Against Women in Politics

Washington, DC - The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has released its latest case study report titled, Tweets that Chill: Analyzing Online Violence Against Women in Politics. The report, which focuses on online violence against college-aged women in politics (VAW-P), exposes their response to the growth in activity aimed to silence or exclude them from online political conversations in Indonesia, Colombia and Kenya.

June 12, 2019

Women Peacebuilders in Yemen Advocate for the Re-Opening of Al-Riyyan Airport

The civil war in Yemen has been labeled the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. According to the UN’s Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 24 million of Yemen’s 29 million people are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance. Still, despite the difficulties, women peacebuilders in Yemen are working tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of their communities.

NDI Supports Women Deliver 2019: ‘Power. Progress. Change.’

Washington, DC - The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will be a leading participant in this year’s Women Deliver 2019 Global Conference. The Conference, from June 3-6 in Vancouver, Canada, will host more than 7,000 world leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, youth and journalists from over 160 countries - making it the largest conference on gender equality and women’s rights this year.

April 17, 2019

Supporting Ecuador’s Democratic Institutions in a New Political Era

A record 80,281 candidates representing 278 political parties and movements competed in Ecuador’s March 24 regional elections – over three times as many candidates as in 2014. These were the first regional elections since Lenin Moreno was elected president and adopted a reform agenda opposed by former President Rafael Correa, effectively splitting the Country Alliance (Alianza Pais, AP) which had governed Ecuador for ten years. The results suggest a reshuffling in Ecuador’s political coalitions ahead of the 2021 presidential and National Assembly elections.

Violence Against Women in Political Parties: Analysis of the Situation in Tunisia

This assessment details an analysis of women's political participation in Tunisia and sets out recommendations and action plans to address violence against women in political parties.

February 21, 2019

NDI Initiative Reinvigorates Efforts to Tackle the Discouraging Impact of Violence Against Women in Political Parties

NDI has taken a leading role in documenting and tackling the issue of Violence Against Women in Political Parties (VAW-PP). Over the past two years, through its No Party to Violence initiative, NDI conducted research with 25 political parties across Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, Tanzania, and Tunisia.

Win With Women: Building Inclusive 21st Century Parties

The Win With Women Political Party Assessment (WWW Assessment) is an initiative designed to help political parties become more inclusive and representative through an assessment that gauges men and women's perceptions of women in leadership, the types of social norms held by members of parties, and the individual, institutional and socio-cultural barriers to gender equality.

Read more about Win With Women: Building Inclusive 21st Century Parties

Focus Group Report: Opening Up New Opportunities for Women in Iraq, December 2018

A new round of focus groups primarily in Iraq’s recently liberated and disputed areas reveals how the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), along with growing public awareness of the lack of women’s equality in Iraq, has contributed to demand for more rights and freedoms for Iraqi women. However, this drive toward a better status within society for women is far from complete and clashes with pervasive resistance to a larger role for women in household decision making, the workforce, and politics.

December 21, 2018

Iraqi Women Lead Peace and Reconciliation Campaign, Bridging Sectarian Divides

A group of Iraqi women peace activists stood together this month to urge the government of Iraq and the international community to engage in open and honest dialogue on national reconciliation. With support from NDI, they convened the Women in Peacebuilding Symposium on December 5 to share their ideas, bringing together over 200 decision makers from the government, civil society, and international organizations. The 40 women, despite coming from ethnically and geographically diverse backgrounds, joined together to present a united vision for reconciliation in Iraq and a step-by-step, research-based strategy on how to implement it. In a country where the focus remains on the challenges that led to conflict, these women are leading an effort to refocus on solutions.