International Foundation for Electoral Systems:
Lesley Israel, Treasurer of IFES’ Board of Directors, opened the event by highlighting IFES and its partners’ work in this field and reminded audience members to think of gender equality as “a building block, not just a supplement to democracy.”
International Foundation for Electoral Systems:
Jessica Huber, IFES’ Senior Gender Specialist, moderated the event and provided an overview of the opportunities available to women during political transition.
International Foundation for Electoral Systems:
The event panelist
International Foundation for Electoral Systems:
Congresswoman Jackson Lee closed the session and spoke of how “institutions are threatened when women are empowered” and invigorated attendees with a call for women to be “tree shakers and shake and shape the world.”