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CEDAW Anniversary: Mainstreaming Women's Engagement in Iraq

As with most of the countries in the Middle East, Iraq is a religiously conservative and patriarchal society. Women in Iraq are affected by exclusion from different levels of decision-making roles in their communities due to societal traditions and norms. IFES Program Associate Amy Chin, Program Officer Amr Abdallah and Deputy Chief of Party in Iraq Vassia Stoilov talk about IFES' work with women in Iraq.
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U.S. Election Program Brings Global Perspective to American Elections

The 2012 U.S. Election Program, held November 4-7, brought together election management officials, elected representatives, diplomats and members of the international development community from more than 60 countries to witness and learn about the electoral process in the United States. More than 200 professionals participated in the full four-day conference, and more than 400 took part in a tour of Washington-area polling stations on Election Day. The 2012 program was the 11th since 1992.
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Noted Republican, Democrat Reflect on U.S. Elections

On the morning of November 6, 2012 – Election Day in the United States – Peter Kelly, IFES chairman and former Democratic National Committee finance chair, and Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, joined IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney for a briefing on the U.S. election system at the historic National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Now, following up on that Tuesday morning conversation, Kelly and Fahrenkopf offer their thoughts on the election results and the lessons learned from this past electoral cycle.
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IFES Stands with Those Working to End Gender-Based Violence

Sunday, November 25, marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) takes this opportunity to reaffirm its support for those who work to prevent and respond to all forms of gender-based violence.
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Primer on the U.S. Election System

This primer provides an overview of all aspects of the American electoral process, from how campaigns are conducted to the mechanics of the voting process.
November 16, 2012
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Representing the Underrepresented in Latin America

Ana Santos, senior program officer for the Americas, answers some questions about IFES’ work empowering underrepresented populations in Guatemala and Ecuador.
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Designing Electoral Systems to Combat Ethnic Divides

IFES’ 2012 Hybl Fellow Geoffrey Macdonald, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Denver, is exploring how electoral system design and party rules incentivize ethnic groups to form political associations. In this interview, he shares his findings and gives us an overview of the role of ethnicity in politics around the world.
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Working for the People, Elections and Foreign Service

While with IFES, Libna Bonilla worked hand-in-hand with Maximo Zaldivar, then chief of party in Guatemala, and other team members to help Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) deliver the 2011 general elections.