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This guidebook aspires to demystify politics and equip the next generation of young women leaders with the knowledge and tools to create change. It aims to help young women with all aspects of leadership — from balancing personal and professional responsibilities to planning and carrying out advocacy projects. Among other things, it consolidates advice and lessons learned from 25 dynamic young alumni of NDI's Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (YOTLOT) [3] program — an intensive year-long academy for emerging young women activists from across North Africa — but its practical advice is applicable everywhere. The book combines ideas and strategies from the Institute's YOTLOT program with best practices and recommendations from NDI's quarter century of working with women leaders around the world.