May 19, 2017
Macron’s Gender-Balanced Cabinet Includes Europe’s 9th Female Defense Minister
Newly elected President Emmanuel Macron of France unveiled his gender-balanced cabinet this week: 11 of the 22 posts are filled by women. Macron follows his predecessor, François Hollande, in appointing…
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May 4, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s election to the UN Commission on the Status of Women: UN Blunder or New Opportunity?
Saudi Arabia and gender equality are hardly synonymous. It ranks 141st out of 144 countries in terms of gender equality largely because of discriminatory laws that prevent women from holding a job without…
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April 18, 2017
The Travel Ban’s “Violence Against Women” Rationale is Counterproductive
By: Holly Fuhrman
Trump’s executive orders temporarily banning immigrants from certain predominantly Muslim countries claim to ‘protect’ women. In fact, they endanger them. In both orders, Trump directs the Department of Homeland Security to collect…
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March 21, 2017
Stop Ignoring LGBTI Perspectives at the Commission for the Status of Women
By: Andrew Walker
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session 61 is currently underway in New York City. The CSW is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is…
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March 20, 2017
Queen Rania Inspires Action on Refugees, Women and Girls’ Empowerment
By: Sarah Rutherford
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan for a conversation about refugees and women and girls’ empowerment last week. Queen Rania spoke…
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March 2, 2017
Child Marriage & Stateless Children: Costs of the Syrian Crisis
The humanitarian costs of the Syrian conflict have consumed news headlines for months. News coverage has focused on the targeted bombings of civilian neighborhoods and chronic water, food, and medical…
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February 27, 2017
First Female U.N. Peacekeeping Force Commander Advocates for Gender Equality
By: Sarah Rutherford
February 27, 2017 – Major General Kristin Lund, the first and only woman to command a United Nations peacekeeping operation, spoke at Georgetown last week about her work to advance…
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January 28, 2017
Confirmation Hearings: Gender & Foreign Policy
By: Annabelle Timsit
The confirmation hearings of Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson offered a glimpse into how key Trump appointees view gender with respect to foreign policy. Senators…
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January 25, 2017
Syrian Peace Negotiations: Where are the Women?
By: Haydn Welch
A new round of negotiations between the Syrian regime and opposition groups began on January 23, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the goal of sustaining the latest in a series…
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December 6, 2016
Integrating Gender: Key to Reforming the Security Sector in Post-Conflict Countries
By: Madita Weise
Promoting security for women and girls in post-conflict environments does not only protect a human right but also holds the key to sustainable peace. If international efforts to sustain peace…
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