Abenomics Is Womenomics
On his visit to the United States last month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke about his plan for economic growth, known colloquially as “Abenomics.” His plan comes at a crucial time: Japan’s...
View ArticleFlawed and Unequal Justice in Pakistan
Earlier this month, Pakistani authorities revealed that eight of the ten men accused in the 2012 attack on Malala Yousafzai were acquitted, despite a previous announcement that all ten were sentenced...
View ArticleProgress on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace,...
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, a landmark resolution recognizing the importance of women as leaders in the peace and security sector, not merely as...
View ArticleCan the Chibok Girls Be Held Accountable for Boko Haram’s Atrocities?
It has been nearly fifteen months since Boko Haram abducted nearly three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on Twitter. Since then,...
View ArticleUnderground Railroad to Save Yazidi Women from the Islamic State Could Offer...
It has been nearly a year since the self-proclaimed Islamic State kidnapped an estimated three thousand Yazidi women and children during an attack on their villages in northern Iraq. The Islamic State...
View ArticleChild Marriage in Latin America
Over the past decade, world leaders and practitioners alike have increasingly recognized that the practice of child marriage undermines development and stability. This is especially true in regions...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from August 19 to August 25, was compiled by...
View ArticleBringing the Beijing Declaration Home
Next month will mark the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where then-U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton famously proclaimed that...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from September 2 to September 8, was compiled by...
View ArticleAfghan Women a Year into Ghani Presidency
This post is by Jennifer L. Windsor, chief executive officer at Women for Women International. Though the story of the Taliban taking over Kunduz and then retreating dominates headlines, Afghans...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from October 9 to October 15, was compiled by...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from October 16 to October 22, was compiled by...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from October 23 to October 28, was compiled by...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from October 29 to November 5, was compiled by...
View ArticleWhat’s Missing in the Fight Against Early and Child Marriage: Insights from...
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to the advancement of women and U.S. foreign policy interests. This...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, from November 13 to November 20, was compiled by...
View ArticleTaking the Fight against Child Marriage to the Next Level
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to the advancement of women and U.S. foreign policy interests. This...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, capturing November 23 to December 2, was compiled by...
View ArticleThe Right to Identity
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to the advancement of women and U.S. foreign policy interests. This...
View ArticleWomen Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering December 4 to December 11, was compiled by...
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