May 20, 2015
Studying All-Female Peacekeeping Units to Draw Conclusions on Gender Mainstreaming
By: Margaret Jenkins
Originally posted here. In a faculty research seminar on April 23, Margaret Jenkins presented her ongoing research on all-female peacekeeping units. She is currently a research associate at the Georgetown Institute for Women,…
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May 12, 2015
The Impact of Conflict on Women’s Access to Education: Spotlight on Burundi
By: Karen Sherman
“I was supposed to be in class,” said Betty Sandy Moses, age 32, “but war stopped me.” Betty, who grew up in Sudan before the nation split in two,…
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May 12, 2015
From Unbanked to Banked: Is Technology the Solution?
Access to a bank account is a key indicator of poverty reduction, and plays a vital role in increasing education and helping the poorest communities manage risk and absorb…
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April 30, 2015
Pakistan Must Lift Up Women in Order to Counter Security Threats
By: Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Dr. Samina Ahmed
By Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Dr. Samina Ahmed Originally posted in the Boston Globe here. Women in Pakistan are systematically subjected to discrimination and are increasingly targeted by violent extremists. Fifteen…
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April 27, 2015
The Perils of our Indifference: Bringing Yazidi Women & Girls Home
By: Ashley Binetti
Vian Dakheel Saeed, the only Yazidi Member of the Iraqi Parliament, traveled to New York to discuss the plight of Yazidi women and girls at the Sixth Annual Women in…
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April 22, 2015
Women & Climate Change
By: Mara D’Amico and Rukmani Bhatia
By Mara D’Amico and Rukmani Bhatia Climate change is one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. The impacts of climate change – drought, floods, extreme weather, increased…
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April 10, 2015
Inez McCormack: A Challenging Woman
On the occasion of the Anniversary of the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which brought an end to decades of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, the Institute for…
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April 7, 2015
Equality for Afghan Women Remains a Critical Goal for President Ghani
By: Mayesha Alam
Originally featured in Global Post here. Afghanistan is at a crossroads. After taking office in a close election last year, President Ashraf Ghani has struggled to form a government and…
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April 1, 2015
“Women are Key to Change” – A Discussion With Baroness Mary Goudie
By: Ashley Binetti
Baroness Mary Goudie is a senior member of the House of Lords who firmly believes that “women [must] have a voice at the peace table and at every table…
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March 25, 2015
Women on the Frontlines of Water Insecurity
By: Mayesha Alam
Find the PDF version of this Information2Action Rapid Response here. Water is essential to life on earth, but we are facing a global crisis. According to a new report released by UNESCO…
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