Democracy! The Podcast offers listeners a close-up look at some of the most perplexing challenges facing the vitality of democracy around the world. Move beyond armchair activist, or news junkie, and gain a real understanding for the fight to defend democracy around the world. Hear how teams, from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute, that make up the consortium called "CEPPS," tackle debilitating threats like corruption, disinformation, rising authoritarianism, dictatorships, economic disasters, and failed governments, and learn how you, too, can join the fight for democracy. This work is conducted through the Global Elections and Political Transitions award, in partnership and funding from USAID...
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episode 5: When Women Win
“More than half the population of practically every country is female, and therefore, it is a waste of a resource not to have women involved in active ways to make life better in their own countries.” The Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright, the 64th US Secretary of State.
Key Links
- IFES’s Rural Women in Tunisia (Video)
- "Not Before 18” & The 30% Gender Quota in Libya
- Full interview with the Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright (Video)
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On this episode of Democracy! The Podcast, we take an in-depth look at what happens when women win.
First, tag along to Tunisia for the scoop on a group of rural women who had overlooked their right to vote for years. Follow their story as they grow from apathetic to empowered citizens helping to steer the future of their country at the ballot box.
In Peru, we’ll take a sobering look at terrifying violence intended to derail a woman’s shot at running for office.
Then we’ll sit down with the 64th US Secretary of State and Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group, the Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright, as she speaks out on some of the most urgent issues facing women around the world today, and shares some of her best behind the scene stories as the US’s first top woman diplomat.
Democracy! The Podcast is brought to you by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development through the Global Elections and Political Transitions Award.
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Democracy! The Podcast is hosted by CEPPS and Adrienne Ross.
This podcast has been produced by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening through the Global Elections and Political Transitions award and is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development.
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