October 23, 2018
It is Time for More Women Mediators
This week, women mediators from across the globe are gathered at the United Nations to discuss the underrepresentation of women in formal peace processes. Women struggle to be heard by…
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October 12, 2018
Q&A with Nobel Laureate Dr. Mukwege
2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege discussed his innovative model for rehabilitating women victims of sexual violence with Rebecca Turkington. Dr. Mukwege is the founder and medical director of Panzi…
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July 25, 2018
Inclusion Can Deliver a True Peace in Yemen
By: Lauren Javins
The civil war and subsequent humanitarian crisis in Yemen have ballooned to catastrophic proportions. More than 22 million people – three quarters of the population – are in desperate need…
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July 16, 2018
U.S. Curtails Asylum for Domestic Violence Survivors, Imperils Lives
By: Sheila Menz
In one of the latest attacks by the Trump administration against vulnerable immigrant populations, last month Attorney General Jeff Sessions took extraordinary measures to curtail domestic violence survivors’ ability seek asylum in…
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May 21, 2018
Colombian Women Peace Builders Reflect on Year Since Agreement
By: Meredith Forsyth
The recent peace deal in Colombia brought the oldest ongoing armed conflict in the Americas to a close. But there are significant challenges in implementing the agreement, according to Ofelia…
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May 8, 2018
Disengaging and Reintegrating Women Extremists
With the rise of violent extremist groups around the world, questions around how to disengage participants from these groups and reintegrate them back into society have become urgent. To date,…
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April 12, 2018
Register for a Women, Peace & Security Class at Georgetown!
By: Meredith Forsyth
Understanding the gendered impacts and implications of conflict and security issues is critical to producing more successful policies and outcomes. Women and girls are often disproportionately and uniquely impacted by…
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April 10, 2018
Equal Pay Day: What It Means around the World
By: Yvonne Quek
Equal Pay Day (#equalpayday) is a symbolic day launched by the National Committee on Pay Equity more than 20 years ago to draw attention to the differences between women and…
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March 21, 2018
Measuring Women, Peace and Security
By: Jeni Klugman
By Dr. Jeni Klugman (Managing Director, GIWPS) and Dr. Marianne Dahl (Senior Researcher, PRIO) Last week, GIWPS together with the International Peace Institute and the Government of Norway cohosted…
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March 7, 2018
The Need for Gender Data
By: Kelly Dale
Data is essential to achieving the goals expressed by advocates and policy makers around International Women’s Day. Yet we are still grappling to collect and use data that highlights the…
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