DEMOCRATIZATION    19 In 2016, ODIHR marked the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action as an agenda for women’s global empowerment, by launching the Compendium of Good Practices for Advancing Women’s Political Participation in the OSCE Region at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting in February. The publication, available in both English and Russian, reflects on where progress has been made and identifies some of the continuing challenges in achieving gender equality in public life. Intended to inspire governmental and non-governmental actors, the Compendium presents good practices to enhance the participation of women through political parties, in elections, local politics and parliaments. Good practices for unleashing the potential of women’s leadership and mobilizing men as partners in achieving gender equality were also highlighted at the International Forum of Women Leaders “Equal Opportunities for a Better Future”, organized by ODIHR and partners on 21 and 22 June 2016 in Minsk. Over 100 participants from 21 OSCE participating States, including all Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, explored ways of institutionalizing gender analyses and adopted the “Minsk Declaration of Women Leaders”, calling for the establishment of a Network of Women Leaders from the CIS region to provide Outtake of "Are Women getting their say in politics" infographic prepared by ODIHR.