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Advocacy and development are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.

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#PressForProgress - Yves Leterme on International Women's Day 2018

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March 7, 2018

#PressForProgress - Yves Leterme on International Women's Day 2018

Sebretary General of International IDEA Yves Leterme discusses why we should commemorate and celebrate International Women's Day.

Sebretary General of International IDEA Yves Leterme discusses why we should commemorate and celebrate International Women's Day.

March 6, 2018
Statement by UN Women's Executive Director for International Women’s Day 2018

Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women for International Women’s Day

March 6, 2018
Statement of UNDP's Administrator on International Women’s Day 2018

Theme: “The Time is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives”

March 6, 2018
International IDEA's International Women's Day 2018 Series: Gender-targeted public funding to support women in politics

Unequal political representation of women in relation to men remains a problem all over the world.  Just 23 per cent of the world’s members of parliament are women.

March 6, 2018
International IDEA's International Women's Day 2018 Series: Women in politics – what (more) can we do to #PressForProgress
Linda Landu (Chief Whip of Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa) speaks to International IDEA about women in politics.  Image: International IDEA/Fredrik Larsson
March 6, 2018
International IDEA's International Women's Day 2018 Series: Rising above party lines to place gender equality on the political agenda
March 6, 2018
International IDEA's International Women's Day 2018 Series: Global and regional efforts to enable the conditions to advance gender equality
March 6, 2018
International IDEA's International Women's Day 2018 Series: A constitutional perspective to challenges and opportunities for women in Myanmar