Events

WDN Honors Ambassador Constance Morella and Tunisian Activist Sihem Bensedrine with 2012 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award
March 8, 2012

Annual conference gathers elected women leaders from around the world …

WDN Hosts Annual International Women’s Day Conference
March 7, 2012 - March 8, 2012

IWD participants explored how local, state and federal branches of U.S. government work... …

WDN Hosts Legislative Exchange in West Virginia as part of International Women’s Day Conference
March 5, 2012 - March 7, 2012

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Women’s Leadership School Launched in Bangladesh
February 26, 2012 - February 28, 2012

WLS students represented local councilors from the three largest political parties …

WDN Members in Guatemala Increase Women’s Political Participation through Women’s Leadership Schools
February 3, 2012 - February 5, 2012

Women occupy only 13 percent of the seats in the Guatemalan Congress …

Increasing Female Political Leadership in Turkey Focus of Conference
October 21, 2011

Participants heard from Colorado State Senator Nancy Spence and former U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite... …

Women in South Sudan Mobilizing Through Political Parties
October 7, 2011 - October 9, 2011

WDN hosts conference with 75 women representing 16 political parties... …

WDN Launches Women Leadership Schools Initiative
September 26, 2011 - September 28, 2011

The schools launched in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Georgia and Guatemala during a three-day conference in Washington, D.C... …

Defining the Role of Women Parliamentarians in Peru’s New Congress
September 9, 2011

The conference for the newly elected Congresswomen in Peru drew upon the experiences of WDN members and female legislators from Argentina and Mexico... …

Women in Mongolia Prepare to Run for Office
August 10, 2011 - August 14, 2011

WDN subgrantee Women for Social Progress is conducting trainings to increase women’s political participation in all levels of government... …