GWD is proud to launch the Votes Without Violence toolkit on the issue of violence against women in elections, developed from NDI's collaboration with citizen observer groups around the world. It includes guidance and a set of practical tools and resources that can be used directly by observers and practitioners to monitor and mitigate electoral violence against women effectively. Check out our website and toolkit here: https://www.ndi.org/votes-without-violence >>

Liberal International and NDI partnered to host a working lunch with liberal parliamentarians to create strategies on preventing and eliminating violence against politically active women so MPs can exchange experiences from their own countries and formulate policy proposals on how to tackle the issue on both a national and international level. >>

This IPU study released yesterday reveals the global problem that exists of sexism, harassment, and violence against women MPs. It shows clearly not only the disturbing levels of psychological, sexual, and physical violence against women in politics across the world, but also the resilience and courage of these MPs.Read more about it here: http://www.ipu.org/pdf/publications/issuesbrief-e.pdf >>

During the 135th IPU Summit this week in Geneva Switzerland, participants drafted and debated the resolution for “The freedom of women to participate in political processes fully, safely, and without interference: Building partnerships between men and women to achieve this objective." See what they drafted here: http://www.ipu.org/conf-e/135/3Cmt-dr-res.pdf >>

The application period for the 2017 Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize in Gender and Politics is open! The award will be presented by the ECPR and the ECPG Standing Group on Gender and Politics to an outstanding PhD dissertation in the field of gender and politics at the 2017 European Conference on Gender and Politics. Read more about the award and application process here: >>

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