Democracy Drinks: Investing in Women, Investing in Democracy

Overview

Join us for our next edition of #DemocracyDrinks! For this next edition of the #DemocracyDrinks, we want to highlight International Women’s Day. In line with the UN Women’s theme of ‘Investing in Women’ we will reflect on what investing in women means for democracy. Acknowledging that whenever women are under threat, so are democracy, peace and stability, Democracy Drinks the Hague is teaming up with WIIS – Women in International Security Netherlands to bring additional perspectives on the topic.

Speakers

Sabra Bano, Director of Gender Concerns International

Ella van den Heuvel, Lieutenant Colonel

Moderator –  Fleur de Braaf, vice president of WIIS Netherlands.

About Democracy Drinks

#DemocracyDrinks were launched by Defend Democracy in Brussels in 2018. And, since then, the idea has taken off. #DemocracyDrinks have taken place around the world, including in Washington DC, Berlin, Kathmandu and The Hague. The event series in The Hague is a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) and The Hague Humanity Hub.