Subject: INVITATION: NDI's Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Events
From: "Sandra Pepera, NDI Director for Gender, Women & Democracy" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:02:04 -0500
List-Id: <spc-128842-0>

NDI will be co-hosting three parallel events 

 		INVITATION: NDI's Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Events

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Dear Friend,

 The sixty-second session of the United Nations' Commission on the Status
of Women [2] will take place at UN Headquarters in New York from March 12
to 23, 2018. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) will be co-hosting
three parallel events with some of our partners during this time. 

The first event will be a joint panel with Equal Measures 2030 [3] on
"Measuring Women's Empowerment: The Never-Ending Story?" The panelists will
include: Professor Anne-Marie Goetz [4], Clinical Professor at the Center
for Global Affairs, at New York University (NYU); Winrose Nyaguthii Mwangi
of Groots Kenya [5]; Alison Holder [6] of Equal Measures 2030; and Sandra
Pepera [7] Director of Gender, Women and Democracy at NDI [8]. The panel
will discuss the definitional debates and the challenges of measuring
women's empowerment. The event will take place on Monday, March 12, from
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM at the Aqua Room (4 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036). 

Measuring Women's Empowerment: The Never-Ending Story? 

RSVP for THIS Event [9] 

"Pushing Back: Strategies for Combating Violence Against Women in Politics"
is co-sponsored by Liberal International [10] and the International Network
of Liberal Women [11]. The panel discussion will feature: HE Dr. Dubravka
Šimonović, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women [12]; Abir
Al-Sahlani [13], former MP in Iraq and in Sweden, and Liberal International
representative; South African legislator, Denise Robinson MP [14], Chair of
the Democratic Alliance's Women's Network [15]; Michael McNulty, Senior
Program Manager for Elections and Political Processes at NDI; and Sandra
Pepera [7] NDI's Director of Gender, Women and Democracy. The event will
take place on Friday, March 16, from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM at the Social Hall
(4 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036). 

Pushing Back: Strategies for Combating Violence Against Women in Politics 

RSVP for THIS Event [16] 

Our third joint partnership event is with Kenya Women Holding [17]. It will
discuss "Accessing Resources to Advance Women's Participation in Democratic
Processes in Kenya." Panelists will include Dr. Jennifer Riria [18], CEO of
Kenya Women Holding and other international guests. The panel will
highlight the urgent need to build the capacity of women's movements and
organizations that are focused on preparing women for politics. The event
will take place on Saturday, March 17, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at the
Church Center of the United Nations (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY
10017). 

Accessing Resources to Advance Women's Participation in Democratic
Processes in Kenya 

RSVP FOR THIS EVENT [19] 

Below you will find all of the invitations attached for each parallel event
if you wish to distribute them.

 We hope you will join us for one or all of these. 

Sandra Pepera,
 Director - Gender, Women and Democracy 

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