“As a new democracy, Armenia faces a long road ahead,” said Ambassador Derek Mitchell, President of the National Democratic Institute, at the conclusion of a visit to the country. “But it’s clear the country already has at its disposal an abundance of ingredients for success. Chief among these are fresh democratic energy from a new generation of leaders, an increasing number of politically-active women and youth, and the support of the international community of democracies.”

"Recent years have seen a troubling rise in reports of assault, intimidation, and abuse directed at female politicians (Krook 2018a). Bolivia was the first state to respond with legal reforms, passing a law criminalizing political violence and harassment against women in 2012.

In 2010 and 2011, NDI helped convene stakeholders from across Mexico to ensure that legislation promoting women’s political participation would be enacted. Civil society activists, government representatives, academics, and women from leading political parties came together in a coalition for “2% and More Women in Politics,” to develop and advocate for a regulation to promote enforcement of a provision in the federal election code that designates 2 percent of federal political party funding for women’s leadership training.

As part of NDI’s work to increase meaningful and sustained participation of women in the political processes of Côte d’Ivoire, this guide for activists is a tool for the comprehension, instruction and facilitation of women’s political participation in Cote d’Ivoire. This publication provides detailed guidance to activists on discussion, instruction and advocacy regarding women’s political participation in Cote d’Ivoire. It provides context on the current state of women’s involvement in the Ivoirian political sphere, as well as important data to facilitate effective advocacy action.

 In 2016, NDI launched the #NotTheCost campaign – a global call to action to raise awareness to stop 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.

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.

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.