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United Kingdom Referendum Ballot 1993
Ballot used for a referendum held on 23 January 1993 in the town of Bognor Regis, United Kingdom. The referendum was in reference to proposals by the Arun District Council to close the Regis Centre, as well as the town museum and weather recording service.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
District Council Elections 7 May 1998
This document is a strip of election buttons related to the May 7, 1998 district council elections in the United Kingdom.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Toytown Parliamentary Elections
This is a packet of mock election materials including a ballot. This hand out was created in lead up to the 1993 parlimentary elections in the United Kingdom and also includes a card describing the parliamentary election process.
Election Material
Ballot
United Kingdom Election for Fulwell Ward City of Sunderland Ballot 1993
Ballot used in the Fulwell Ward of the City of Sunderland on 16 September 1993 to elect a member of the City Council. Voters are instructed to vote for one candidate, who are listed on the right hand side of the ballot.
Publication
Report/Paper
Qualitative Assessment: Perceptions about Women’s Participation in Public Life in the Maldives
Gender equality and women’s empowerment remain a significant challenge in the Maldives. A new report from International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES), titled “Qualitative Assessment: Perceptions about Women’s Participation in Public Life in the Maldives,” examines the root causes of negative perceptions toward women in decision-making roles in the Maldives, including broader societal attitudes toward gender equality and women’s empowerment.
July 17, 2015
Publication
Report/Paper
Women’s Empowerment in the Political Process in the Maldives
In the Maldives, as in all countries around the world, women’s interest and ability to participate in the political process is impacted by a combination of legal, political, social, economic and cultural factors. An understanding of how each of these factors independently affects participation, as well as the aggregate effect of these combined factors, is critical to developing targeted strategies to increase women’s engagement in the political process.
July 17, 2015
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
IFES Alumni Goes Back to School, Looks to Level the Global Playing Field
Alexandra Matthews, a graduate student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, tells us what she learned about empowering the vulnerable while at IFES, and how this work inspired her studies.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES’ Women’s Leadership Training in the Maldives
This February, IFES Maldives conducted a Women’s Leadership training for female representatives of Maldives four main political parties; gender focal points at various government offices; and female managers from government bodies as well as the private sector.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES and The Maldives National University Collaborate on a University Seminar Program
On May 17, 2015, the Vice Chancellor of The Maldives National University (MNU), Dr. Hassan Hameed, and International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Maldives Chief of Party Beverly Hagerdon Thakur signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the University Seminar Program.