Subject: Invitation to "Women and Foreign Policy: Election Season" Convening
From: "Ambassador Catherine Russell" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ambassador Catherine Russell" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:15:41 +0000

Please join us on Thursday, November 12th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM for our next convening, "Women and Foreign Policy: Election Season<http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/events/electionseason/index.htm>," as we discuss the global state of women in politics and explore the best ways to empower women in elections.

With more than 70 elections taking place in 2015, there's never been a better time to examine women's roles in politics. Success stories from around the globe show the positive influence and power of women's participation, while, in far too many elections, we also see the barriers holding back women and the communities they know and represent.

"Women and Foreign Policy: Election Season" is the second event in a series of meetings hosted by Ambassador Russell. The Women and Foreign Policy series looks at the relationship between gender inequality and foreign policy, with a focus on solutions and best practices.