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Women candidates enjoyed record levels of success in Jordan's Nov. 9 parliamentary elections.Thirteen women were elected, one more than the current 12-seat quota requires and nearly double the number that served in the last parliament. Winners include the first woman elected in her own right in Amman and the first Bedouin woman ever elected to parliament. Many women candidates conducted visible campaigns that were based on issues, emphasizing messages of change, ending corruption, creating jobs and increasing women's rights. NDI's campaign training programs included 12 of the 13 women who won. Read more»
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The Women's Network for Equality in Decision Making is working to make the Albanian political process more inclusive of and responsive to women. The multipartisan coalition, a partner of NDI's, launched the campaign "Healthy Women, Healthy Society" to educate women and decision-makers about women's health issues and advocate for increased funding for medical equipment and treatment. The campaign directly educated hundreds of women and reached thousands more with printed educational materials. Read more»
Elections in Kyrgyzstan set a new course for the country's future following political turbulence this spring. Before the vote, NDI organized a series of training sessions for women activists, teaching them ways to instruct other women activists around the country on strategies for assuming leadership roles in their political parties. Read more»
Zambia and Lesotho are lagging behind other countries in their region on achieving equal representation for women in government. To address this disparity, NDI organized a week-long leadership academy in Pretoria, South Africa, that brought together women from each of the three main political parties in Zambia and Lesotho to network, share experiences and learn from trainers and each other. Participants created a group using the iKNOW Politics online community website to continue communicating with each other as they pursue their political goals in their home countries. Read more»
A new publication seeks to demystify politics for emerging leaders and equip the next generation of young women with the knowledge and tools to create change. Confidence, Capacity, Connections: A Young Woman's Guide to Leadership, shares lessons learned from the Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow regional program in North Africa with aspiring young women leaders around the world. Read more»
To celebrate the achievements of women leaders in Bangladesh, as well as to inspire women seeking roles in the future, the Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership (BDAWL) has released Who's Who: Women Leaders at a Glance, the first such reference book ever published in Bangladesh. The book profiles 134 women who play key roles in public life in the country, as well as a range of information on women’s political participation. Read more»
About Win With Women
The Win with Women Global Initiative is a complement to more than two decades of work by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in pursuit of an
equitable, democratic society where women’s needs are meaningfully addressed. Some of its latest activities are presented here.
The Initiative is aimed at increasing women’s leadership in elected office, political
parties and in civil society. It was launched in 2003 by NDI and its Chairman Madeleine
K. Albright to promote strategies for increasing women’s political
leadership worldwide. The anchor of the Win with Women Global Initiative is
the Global
Action Plan, a document that outlines practical recommendations for
political parties to broaden their appeal by addressing women’s role as
voters, candidates, party activists and elected officials. Women and men from
more than 100 countries are active supporters of the Initiative and Global
Action Plan.
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