Gender, Women and Democracy

NDI Schools Women of the Eastern Region | May 10, 2012

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has ended a two-day capacity building training workshop for women candidates intending to contest in the multi-tier November 17th elections at the Holy Trinity Parish Hall in
Kenema City.

Programme Officer for NDI, Mohamed Konneh said the training is a nationwide program organized in the eastern region for women representing the eight political parties in Kono, Kailahun and Kenema districts.

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Tunisian Women Worry Gains Made During Revolution May Be Slipping

Women of all ages, regions and walks of life took to the streets last year during the uprising that led to the ouster of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. They participated as candidates and campaigners during the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) elections that followed, encouraged by the country’s new electoral law that required a “zipper system” that alternated men and women on candidate lists. As the political transition continues, Tunisian women are playing active roles in civil society and political parties.

As a young Kosovar Albanian subjected to Slobodan Milosevic’s dictatorship, Aferdita Syla, like tens of thousands of other young people, faced discrimination in education and virtually every other aspect of her young life. Her fundamental rights of citizenship were wholly denied. She had little in the way of realizing her dreams to live a normal life in a normal country.

National Democratic Institute Schools Female Politicians | April 30, 2012

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Female aspirants for the November 17th General Elections drawn from all four Districts of Bo, Moyamba, Pujehun and Bonthe have benefited from a two day training under the sponsorship of the National Democratic Institute.

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On a Long Road for Women in Politics | March 30, 2012

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When Winnie Byanyima was growing up in Uganda, she listened to the conversations her mother held with groups of women who would meet in her home to discuss politics in a country where women had very little say.

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DNC Boss Frets Over Shrinking Female Vote | March 26, 2012

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Led by their populist leader, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the Democratic National Committee this month opened a new Women’s Initiative to support female candidates and women surrogate speakers for all Democrat office-seekers who rely on women voters to win. “Women’s voices are crucial for our democracy,” says Wasserman Schultz.

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Kyrgyzstan: Women Leadership Advocates Win NDI Albright Grant | March 19, 2012

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o support greater engagement for women’s leadership inside the expanding political terrain in Kyrgyzstan, the NDI – National Democratic Institute will be hosting a luncheon to celebrate the Albright grant award for supporting democracy in action to bring women into the process.

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Loi No. 010-2009/An Portant Fixation De Quotas Aux Elections Legislatives Et Aux Elections Municipales Au Burkina Faso

Political Parties in Sierra Leone Pledge Open, Safe, Inclusive Elections

All of Sierra Leone’s eight registered political parties have signed an “Open and Safe Elections Pledge” to promote an electoral atmosphere free of violence and intimidation and to encourage women to participate in the election process. The country is slated to have presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Nov. 17.