Gender, Women and Democracy

Women in the News Newsletter | December 22, 2016 - January 19, 2017

January 6, 2017

NDI Supports Guinean Women in Exercising Political Rights

Guinean women in local political parties and civil society organizations (CSOs) are frustrated over the current state of women’s political inclusion in Guinea: “We are tired of singing and dancing,” said Mama Kouyate of the ruling Rally of the Guinea People (Rassemblement du Peuple Guineen - RPG Arc en Ciel) during a recent advocacy workshop organized by NDI.

Report on the Transgender Focused Election Observation

Report on the Transgender Focused Election Observation, Accion Ciudadana and REDMMUTRANS

Study on Women's Political Participation

Study on women’s political participation: Women’s political participation is critical to ensuring that a democracy is representative and inclusive, yet the full participation of women in Guatemalan politics remains a challenge. To better understand women’s participation and the barriers they face to enter politics, NDI supported the development of a study on women in elected and nominated political positions in 2016.

Women in the News (November 25, 2016 - December 8, 2016)

Women in the News Newsletter | November 25, 2016 - December 8, 2016

November 21, 2016

Iraqi Political Party Activists Work Together to Forge National Reconciliation

Forty-four young activists from across Iraq’s political landscape have joined together to craft policy solutions to address the pressing concerns of the country’s marginalized communities. Comprised of women, youth, and minority representatives from 10 political parties and five civil society organizations, the 44 activists mirror Iraq’s complex sectarian landscape.

Honduran Political Party Leaders Send Unified Message for Women’s Political Participation

“This battle will liberate us; we want to be involved in the decision making process. Women will not continue to be used as fillers,” declared Socorro Torres, coordinator of the Honduras Interparty Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres Interpartidarias de Honduras, or the Network). Torres’s comments were in response to the historic ratification of a pact between members of Honduras’s leading political parties, affirming women’s equality in political participation.

Malawi Scorecard: Responsiveness to Women in Development Planning and Financing at the District Council Level

In an effort to ensure gender equality in development and that women's and girls needs are mainstreamed and deliberately focused on by local governments, NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) developed a scorecard to determine whether select district councils respond to needs of women and girls in their District Development Plans, budgets and in Area Development Committee (ADC) structures.

Infographic: Women's Political Partcipation in Georgia's 2016 Elections by the Numbers

Polls show that Georgians would like to see more women in their parliament. Currently, women make up 12 percent of the Georgian legislature, behind the average of 25.8 percent for European countries and placing Georgia at 147 of 194 countries worldwide in women’s political representation. The infographic analysis reveals current numbers on women's participation as candidates in Georgia's October 8 parliamentary elections in Georgia.