23 Jun 2022 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems and its local partner Fundación Esquel Ecuador officially launched their project, “Democracy, political organizations and gender: From...
17 May 2022 | News and Updates
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17, a day to bring awareness to the rights of lesbian...
8 Mar 2022 | News and Updates
Preventing online violence and supporting survivors of online violence is core to IFES’ mission: Together we build democracies that deliver for all.
7 Mar 2022 | News and Updates
On International Women's Day, IFES celebrates and supports gender equality through various programs, publications and initiatives.
9 Feb 2022 | News and Updates
IFES' Regina Waugh offers a shortened version of the recent IFES paper on gender equality and women's political participation in the Election Case Law Analysis Series.
20 Jan 2022 | News and Updates
On Nov. 15, 2021, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems launched the Inclusive Digital Advocacy Toolkit, a new resource to support civil society organizations, organizations of persons...
30 Nov 2021 | Publication
This paper on gender equality and women's political participation is the first in a new Election Case Law Analysis Series that presents curated data and analysis from ElectionJudgments.org.
12 Oct 2021 | News and Updates
A new study from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) focuses on the different practices that electoral management bodies (EMBs) have implemented on the African continent to...
29 Sep 2021 | News and Updates
IFES is proud to announce our commitment to promote women’s meaningful participation in peace and security processes through signature of the Generation Equality Compact on Women, Peace and Security...
11 Aug 2021 | News and Updates
IFES held Nepal's first-ever multistakeholder dialogues on LGBTQI+ inclusion in elections in partnership with the Blue Diamond Society.
11 Aug 2021 | Publication
Lebanon's PATH Coalition drafted an intersectional policy platform that lays out priorities for rights-based advocacy.
5 Aug 2021 | News and Updates
The Girls LEAD Act and the Office of International Disability Rights Act align with IFES’ Strategic Outcome for Inclusion and Human Rights, inclusive youth programming and mission to build...
25 May 2021 | Publication
How can violence monitoring efforts and early warning systems better integrate gender-sensitive indicators?
21 May 2021 | News and Updates
IFES has endorsed the Statement of the Inclusive Generation Equality Collective, a group of feminists with disabilities and advocates for gender and disability rights and justice around the world.
12 May 2021 | News and Updates
In the summer of 2020, IFES offered in-depth online trainings on the Democratic Republic of the Congo's electoral systems and gender inclusion in the legal framework and reform processes.
30 Apr 2021 | News and Updates
To empower elected women with the skills and knowledge to fulfill their roles as community leaders, IFES and the Center for Dalit Women Nepal launched “She Leads” trainings in February 2021.
23 Apr 2021 | News and Updates
In collaboration with the Special Talent Exchange Program and Nepal Disabled Women Association, IFES held a South Asia regional conference that brought together nearly 100 women with disabilities who...
6 Apr 2021 | Publication
IFES has identified several urgent recommendations to mitigate online violence against women public figures in Bangladesh.
10 Mar 2021 | Multimedia
IFES held a Voter Education Film Festival to share best practices, gather examples from around the world and create a video repository for IFES teams to use and refer back to.
8 Mar 2021 | News and Updates
IFES and its local partners are training 500 Pakistani women to actively promote women’s National Identity Card registration.
8 Mar 2021 | News and Updates
IFES and Pak Women are implementing a “She Leads Pakistan” leadership program that engages men to partner with women community leaders to advance a more inclusive democratic process.
5 Mar 2021 | News and Updates
IFES and the Pacific Disability Forum stand in solidarity with women with disabilities working to ensure equal access to rights in the COVID-19 response and recovery.
9 Feb 2021 | News and Updates
Leonida Ponomaryova is a scholar and civic activist with a visual disability and a newly elected member of the Kyiv Oblast Council.
9 Feb 2021 | News and Updates
IFES' local partners are working to ensure that the rights of women with disabilities and young people are included in Nepal's COVID-19 response and to spread awareness of health and safety measures.
26 Jan 2021 | News and Updates
For the first time ever, Lebanese civil society organizations submitted a joint report to the United Nations that considered violations of sexual and reproductive rights.
12 Oct 2020 | News and Updates
In 2020, the United States marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. It was a hard-won success of the U.S. women’s suffrage movement, but work remains to meet its...
26 Aug 2020 | News and Updates
Based on our significant experience promoting gender equality worldwide, IFES submitted comments on USAID's draft 2020 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy.
28 Jul 2020 | Publication
How can all people participate in elections and democracy during COVID-19 and other crises?
15 Jul 2020 | News and Updates
The “Power to Persuade” training builds the skills of women with disabilities to advocate with policymakers, elected officials and other political powerbrokers for reform. In response to COVID-19,...
23 Jun 2020 | News and Updates
This month, we are celebrating #CEPPSGlobalPride! IFES interviewed U Kaung Zaw Htet, program director at Civil Authorize Negotiate Organization, about their work to support LGBTI equality in Myanmar.
27 May 2020 | Publication
Though we do not yet know the full extent of COVID-19’s impact, women and most marginalized communities will likely experience disproportionate hardship. This means all preparedness and response...
19 May 2020 | News and Updates
IFES hosted a Twitter chat to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned for empowering marginalized groups in political life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 May 2020 | News and Updates
COVID-19 risks turning back the clock on the progress made in increasing marginalized groups’ access to and participation in public life. CEPPS hosted a virtual event to discuss how to ensure that...
28 Apr 2020 | News and Updates
Disasters often inflame and exacerbate existing inequalities, and women continue to be largely left out of decision-making processes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Electoral stakeholders should work...
6 Mar 2020 | News and Updates
Launched ahead of Myanmar's 2020 elections, the “Advanced She Leads” program will support 40 women leaders to effect positive change in their communities.
28 Feb 2020 | Publication
An IFES fact sheet summarizes the four different ways women’s reserved seats in Bangladesh are currently filled: one system at the national level, two at the subdistrict level and one at the local...
11 Feb 2020 | News and Updates
Last month, IFES and the Nepal Disabled Women Association trained women advocates with disabilities and journalists on rights-based reporting techniques for elections and democratic processes. Such...
27 Jan 2020 | Publication
IFES conducted a study of women’s political representation and political finance in Nepal’s House of Representatives elections in 2017. IFES hopes the resulting report sparks discussions on the...
10 Jan 2020 | Multimedia
As part of an effort to enfranchise illiterate women residing in rural areas to hold their government accountable, IFES partnered with USAID and the Tunisian Mediterranean Center to train and deploy...
17 Dec 2019 | Multimedia
IFES partnered with the Pacific Disability Forum to train 15 women with a diverse range of disabilities in September 2019 as part of the “Power to Persuade” program. The training enhanced...
4 Dec 2019 | News and Updates
IFES mourns the passing of Charlot Jeudy, a human rights advocate and the founder and president of a Haitian LGBTQ rights organization. We offer our condolences to Jeudy’s family, friends and...
31 Oct 2019 | Publication
Delivering an inclusive election is an important entry point to ensuring that all Iraqis are able to build a more developed democracy that is responsive and accountable to women and men alike. A new...
30 Sep 2019 | Publication
Information communication technologies have created new vehicles for violence against women in elections. A new tool from IFES, the United States Agency for International Development and...
9 Sep 2019 | News and Updates
IFES launched the A-Spire Speakers Series in July 2019 to provide a platform for Georgian women with disabilities to share their unique stories and successes with the disability rights community,...
18 Jul 2019 | News and Updates
IFES, in partnership with the Center for Dalit Women Nepal, is introducing its flagship women’s leadership program “She Leads” to Nepal. Over the next four years, through a modular training...
10 Jul 2019 | News and Updates
IFES worked alongside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala to draft municipal agreements committing political parties and candidates to a peaceful electoral process, identify target...
2 Jul 2019 | News and Updates
On June 11, "She Leads" alumna Chanthy Hoy spoke on a side panel at the United Nations Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She spoke of the...
27 Jun 2019 | News and Updates
On June 11-12, IFES co-hosted two events: “Leadership for Policy Change: Government, International Nongovernmental Organization and Disabled People’s Organization Strategies for Political Inclusion”...
26 Jun 2019 | News and Updates
On June 7, Francophone election administrators voted unanimously to create a Women’s Forum to bring together women in senior leadership positions in national election administration. The...
25 Jun 2019 | News and Updates
On May 20, IFES Gender Program Coordinator Otito Greg-Obi was elected to the 2019-20 Executive Committee of the United States Civil Society Working Group (CSWG) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)....
23 May 2019 | News and Updates
A survey conducted the Tunisian Mediterranean Center found that 16 percent of Tunisian women who participated in a mobilization campaign responded that men in their families did not allow them to...