May 15, 2024
Georgetown launches global index on women’s status in London
By: GIWPS
The world is seeing a concerted effort to diminish women’s rights in 2024, from the Taliban’s campaign of gender apartheid in Afghanistan, to the widespread use of conflict-related sexual violence…
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May 9, 2024
The powerful legacy of women’s leadership in Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) returned to Dublin, Ireland to highlight women’s leadership in politics and peacebuilding across the island. Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson…
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April 10, 2024
Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Fellowship Q&A with 2023-2024 HRC Fellow Kristine Baekgaard
By: GIWPS
The Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) Research Fellowship is a one-year program that provides unique opportunities for a recent Georgetown University master’s or PhD level graduate to conduct rigorous, policy-oriented research…
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April 5, 2024
Reflections on the Six-Month Anniversary of the Conflict in Israel and Palestine
By: GIWPS
On October 4, 2023—just three days before Hamas’ October 7th attack—thousands of women gathered at Jerusalem’s Tolerance Monument for a rally and march organized by the Israeli group Women Wage…
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March 28, 2024
Take a Course on Gender, Diversity, or Identity in Global Affairs This Fall
By: GIWPS
Georgetown University offers a broad variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in which students critically engage with the most pressing contemporary issues using a gender lens or intersectional approach. For…
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March 19, 2024
The Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker Q&A
By: GIWPS
This month, we released the first stage of our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker at the Carnegie Corporation of New York headquarters to meet the urgent need for gender-sensitive…
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January 24, 2024
On This International Day of Education, We Should Remember Afghan Women and Girls
By: GIWPS
Although the International Day of Education should be a day of celebration, for millions of Afghan women and girls today’s commemoration is one of mourning: More than 400 days have…
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December 21, 2023
GIWPS End of Year Reflections
By: GIWPS
As we reflect at the end of 2023, we thank you for all that you’ve made possible. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace…
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December 5, 2023
The Taliban’s Oppression of Women is Gender Apartheid
By: GIWPS
“I call on every government, in every country, to make gender apartheid a crime against humanity,” said Nobel Laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai while delivering the Nelson Mandela Annual…
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November 2, 2023
International research partnership: Exploring masculinities, (non)violence, and peacebuilding in Southeast Asia
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS) recently launched a report titled Beyond Engaging Men: Masculinities, (Non)Violence, and Peacebuilding. The report is the result of a three-year long…
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