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International Women's Day 2023
IFES Celebrates International Women's Day 2023
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What Can the 2022 Elections Tell Us About Violence Against Women
IFES Sr. Global Advisor on Gender, Regina Waugh, reflects on 2022 global elections and violence against women in the Fair Observer.
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Uniting to End Violence Against Women in Elections in the Pacific Islands
Preventing violence against women in elections in the Pacific Islands: 16 Days of Activism
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What Can the 2022 Elections Tell Us About Violence Against Women
IFES Sr. Global Advisor on Gender, Regina Waugh, reflects on 2022 global elections and violence against women in the Fair Observer.
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Electoral Assessment
Assessment of Online Violence Against Politically and Civically Engaged Women in Bangladesh
IFES has identified several urgent recommendations to mitigate online violence against women public figures in Bangladesh.
April 06, 2021
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Brochure/Fact Sheet
Women's Reserved Seat Systems in Bangladesh
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 level.
February 28, 2020
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Empowering Kenyan Women with Disabilities as Policy Advocates
IFES’ Kenya Electoral System Support project collaborated with Women Challenged to Challenge (WCC), an umbrella disabled people’s organization, to develop a policy platform document that will support women with disabilities’ advocacy efforts. WCC Director Jane Kihungi spoke to IFES about the document's impact on persons with disabilities' engagement with local government.
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Bangladeshi Advocate Promotes Inclusion of Women with Disabilities
IFES is working to support disability rights advocates’ efforts toward the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in public life. One such advocate is Nazma Ara Begum Popy, general secretary of the Bangladesh Visually Impaired People’s Society.
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Creating a Policy Platform to Advocate for Rights of Kenyan Women with Disabilities
Women with disabilities often face barriers such as multiple forms of discrimination and lack access to decision-making processes as a result of their intersectional identities. IFES and Women Challenged to Challenge (WCC), a disabled people’s organization (DPO) run by women in Kenya, are implementing the “Power to Persuade: Empowering Women with Disabilities to Influence Public Policy” initiative, with support from Global Affairs Canada, to amplify the voices of Kenyan women with disabilities to participate in political life.