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Irena Hadžiabdić Discusses Reducing Election Violence Against Women
Irena Hadžiabdić, an Election Commissioner for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission and an IFES Board Director, was a special guest at the National Democratic Institute’s #Not the Cost Conference. Hadžiabdić was there to introduce IFES’ new “Reducing Election Violence Against Women” (REVAW) framework.
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Video: Gender Equality Advocacy in Nigeria
IFE is seeking to address how men and women can work together in leadership when a country is undergoing a political transition through the Global Women’s Leadership Program by developing a Male Allies for Leadership Equality training curriculum. Hear from men and women working on gender equality in Nigeria,
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Championing an Inclusive Electoral Process in Sri Lanka
As part of the U.S. Agency for International Development funded “Improved Election Management Program” in Sri Lanka, IFES is providing technical support to a network of disability rights advocates working to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are integrated into the ongoing electoral reform process.
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Male Allies for Leadership Equality: Learning from Nigeria’s Experience
IFES seeks to address how men and women can work together in leadership, particularly when a country is in the midst of conflict or undergoing a political transition, by developing a Male Allies for Leadership Equality training curriculum. Following a first round of focus group discussions with Syrians living in Gaziantep, Turkey, IFES met with a wide variety of Nigerian stakeholders in an effort to understand if and how male and female leaders were working together given the progress Nigeria’s institutions have made on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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Podcast: Dialogues on Democracy Featuring IFES Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz
Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz is currently the Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia at IFES. In this podcast, Dr. Martin-Rozumiłowicz discusses what inspires her work, how democracy is defined, and why IFES supports the inclusion of marginalized groups in the electoral process.
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IFES Celebrates International Women's Day
This International Women’s Day, IFES reaffirms its commitment to involving women in political and electoral processes as candidates and elected leaders, election experts, engaged activists and informed voters.
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AGENDA Launches Dialogue to Connect Disabled Persons' Organizations to ASEAN
IFES has taken a leading role in providing opportunities to facilitate collaboration among government representatives and disabled persons’ organizations. IFES established the General Election Network for Disability Access, a coalition in Southeast Asia focused on disability rights in elections.
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Photo Gallery: Partnerships for Meaningful Elections in Africa: Lessons from 2015 and Projections for 2016
As more African countries prepare for presidential polls in the new year, representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), International Republican Institute (IRI), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Open Society Foundations assessed the 2015 elections and discussed the outlook for upcoming elections in 2016.
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Photo Gallery: Women in the Military Lessons on Leading and Women’s Expanded Role in Combat
On January 21, 2016, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Women in the Military: Lessons on Leading and Women’s Expanded Role in Combat,” the fourth installment of the “Women, Peace and Security” Capitol Hill breakfast briefing series.
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Women in the Military: Lessons on Leading and Women’s Expanded Role in Combat
On January 21, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Women in the Military: Lessons on Leading and Women’s Expanded Role in Combat,” the fourth installment of the “Women, Peace and Security” Capitol Hill breakfast briefing series.