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within what they called a "New Transat-
women leaders. We didn't
lantic Agenda."
have much time, and natu-
So clearly this gathering was not a be-
rally since we were working
ginning: there had been many important
through governmnet chan-
prior events hosted by the Network of East-
nels, our process was slower.
West Women and other networking organi-
At one point, my Director of
zations. Non was it a culmination, since the
Special Programs Valerie
work would go on and on. But it was a
Gillen and I flew to Washing-
milestone, marking a new maturity in the
ton for two days, just to help
association of women leaders in Europe.
move the concept through
But resolutions are only words until
the bureaucracy. Eventually,
someone puts action behind an idea. The
about a dozen people from the U.S. govern-
ball started rolling down the hill one March
ment flew to Vienna to participate in the
The Vital Voices conference doc-
evening in Vienna, when half a dozen of
conference, bringing with them expertise
umented the commonality of
the embassy employees stayed at the office
ranging from the crime of trafficking in
the problems facing women, but
until midnight, tossing out possible names
women to using the Internet to accessing
more importantly enabled wom-
for this historic gathering. "Architects of
"democracy-building grants."
en to share strategies on what's
Democracy?" That would be confusing. My
As women across two continents began
working where, how, and why,
favorite was "Raising our Voices!" Too stri-
responding to our invitation, there was a
and how to bring about societies
dent warned my politically sensitive
predictable cacophony: 1,000 people had
in which power is shared be-
friends.
17,000 questions. Some flights were al-
tween men and women. Wom-
Our ultimate title had the proportion
ready full; visas were denied; one of our in-
en came away with new ideas,
we were seeking: women, yes, but ulti-
vitees had been taken political prisoner; an-
new allies, new resources, and
mately democracy was the focus. Not
other was being allowed to travel for the
a strong sense of comraderie
women for the sake of women. But women
first time in 14 years The stories were
based on the knowledge that
as vital to democracy
deeply moving.
we are all in this together and
How to focus? Whom to invite? With
For the last six weeks before the confer-
can learn from each other,
the help of our steering committee and
whether from new democracies
ence, we commandeered half a dozen fax
or those that have been around
American embassies throughout the region,
machines throughout the Embassy, my resi-
we put together a mailing list of 1,000
for several hundred years.
dence chef sent in food for 15 every day, and
Carol Yost
Director.
Global Women in Politics Pro-
gram
6
The Asia Foundation, USA
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