Violence should never be the cost of politics -- and we're working to make sure it isn't. We've just launched a new initiative focused on stopping violence against women in politics! Register for our conference in NYC on March 17, and and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NotTheCost.

An e-Discussion on 'Parliamentary Oversight of Gender Equality' has been launched on iKNOW Politics. It runs from 25 January - 28 February, in four languages and the conclusions will feed into the second IPU-UNDP Parliamentary Report. Join in the conversation here.

Read here how NDI brought women activists from Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan together for a four-day workshop to begin wrestling with gender-responsive budgeting.

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