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NDI encourages more women to step forward into the political realm and to
use think10 as they do so

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Dear Friends,

Today, my first International Women's Day as president, NDI once again
celebrates women leaders around the world who are stepping up to overcome
the challenges that face democracy.

Despite the significant progress made in women's political participation,
there remains substantial resistance to women assuming positions of
political power. Seventy-five percent of all legislators in the world are
men; 65 percent of them over the age of 40. Political equality - for women
and for young people - is one of the highest hurdles democracy still faces.


NDI supports the efforts of women all over the world to overcome barriers
to political involvement. This includes stopping the gender-based violence
that targets politically-active women, which may come in the form of
discrimination and psychological abuse - including online threats - as well
as physical and sexual attacks.

To help to address this issue, NDI has launched THINK10, a groundbreaking
safety planning tool which guides women in politics to take a series of
actions to reduce their vulnerability. While the risks that
politically-active women face cannot be reduced to zero, using THINK10
allows them to enhance their personal security within their own political
context.

Click here to learn more:
www.ndi.org/iwd

On this International Women's Day, NDI encourages more women to step
forward into the political realm and to use THINK10 as they do so.

Please pass the THINK10 tool on to women you know who are active in
politics, whether they are electoral candidates, party members, elected
officials, voters or civic activists.

When women participate in politics, the results can be socially and
economically transformative. As NDI Chairman Madeleine Albright has said,
"for women, violence is not a rightful or inevitable cost of participation
in politics. Participation in politics is the way we will end violence
against women."

Have a great International Women's Day.

Derek Mitchell
President

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