Our director, Sandra Pepera, recently published an op-ed in Devex, titled "The missing SDG indicators: Accelerating gender equality and empowerment." In it, she discusses the measurement gaps of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly for women’s participation in politics, and argues that the global pace toward political equality is still much too slow. Read the full article here.
Election Observation in Côte d'Ivoire
Our domestic observation partner group in Côte d'Ivoire achieved a record breaking 40% female representation in their election observer group for the upcoming elections on October 25. It is the highest percentage of women PVT observers ever achieved by one of our partner organisations in sub-Saharan Africa. Track their great work on by following them on Twitter: @civelections.
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