January 30, 2023
Two Years After the Attempted Coup: Recommendations for Burma
By: GIWPS
On February 1, 2021, the military seized power in Burma. Now, Burma faces a dire human rights and humanitarian crisis, with atrocities escalating by the day under the military junta. In…
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October 15, 2022
Q&A with the Leader of Belarus’ Democratic Movement
By: GIWPS
The leader of Belarus’ democratic movement, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, received the 2022 International Trailblazer Award from Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security for courageously standing up for democracy again…
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September 27, 2022
“Women, Life, Freedom:” Stand with Women in Iran
By: GIWPS
Women are at the forefront of widespread protests in Iran, demanding human rights and freedom following the tragic death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini who was violently beaten and arrested…
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June 20, 2020
The Role of Men in Achieving Gender Equality
By: GIWPS
As we celebrate the male role models in our personal lives this weekend, we also recognize our male colleagues who are advancing women’s rights and gender equality through their work…
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June 2, 2020
Amplifying Black Voices in International Affairs
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is committed to amplifying the voices of our Black colleagues in international affairs as we work to fight racism and promote justice…
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May 14, 2020
Celebrating Our Graduating Student Assistants
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security celebrates Georgetown University’s Class of 2020—especially the 11 undergraduate and graduate students who have worked for the Institute during their tenure at…
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November 14, 2019
Students Contribute to New Women, Peace and Security Index Launched at UN
By: GIWPS
Undergraduate and graduate students at Georgetown help measure women’s inclusion, access to justice and security across the globe. Elena Ortiz (SFS’21) and Bryan Haiwen Zou (G’20) are among several Georgetown…
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May 29, 2019
Undergraduates Reflect on Meeting Hillary Clinton, Advancing Women’s Rights
By: GIWPS
Before former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a recent keynote address at Georgetown University, a student assistant from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) had…
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March 8, 2019
Women Leaders Come to Washington
By: GIWPS
A police captain from Sudan, a mayor from Iraq, and a state prosecutor from Ecuador—all women—were three of the nearly 90 other women leaders from around the world whom the…
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