March 24, 2015
UN Commission on the Status of Women 59: An Overview
By: Mara D’Amico, Alexandra Zimmerman Safir and Ashley Binetti
By Mara D’Amico, Alexandra Zimmerman Safir and Ashley Binetti Though the Commission on the Status of Women meets annually, this year was especially significant as it marked the 20th anniversary…
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March 12, 2015
Women of ISIS: Seeking a Gendered Understanding of Extremist Recruitment in the West
By: Ashley Binetti
Originally posted on The Carter Center’s Forum on Women blog. Of the 455 publicly identified men and women who have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to fight with a terrorist…
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March 11, 2015
Adolescent Girls in Crisis
By: Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Sarah Degnan Kambou
By Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Sarah Degnan Kambou Originally featured in Huffington Post here. “I was in the field when they came. They came out of nowhere and they took me…
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March 9, 2015
Protecting & Empowering Women & Girls in Situations of Crisis & Conflict
By: Annabelle Timsit
Since the mid-1990s, there have been significant increases in the recorded number of all disasters and in deaths resulting from those disasters, especially in low-income countries. Compounding these natural disasters are…
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March 8, 2015
Women’s Equality isn’t a Zero Sum Game. It’s Vital for Peace & Prosperity
By: Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Mayesha Alam
By Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Mayesha Alam Originally posted in The Guardian here. There is a plethora of data which demonstrates that women’s economic participation grows economies, creates jobs and builds…
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March 5, 2015
Women Leading for Peaceful Societies: A Recap of the Carter Center’s 2015 Human Rights Defenders Forum
By: Ashley Binetti
The Carter Center convened the second Human Rights Defenders Forum (HDRF): “Beyond Violence: Women Leading for Peaceful Societies” on February 7-10, 2015. This annual forum presents itself as an…
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March 2, 2015
Gender Equality in Militaries: How Far We’ve Come & How Far We Have to Go
By: Lara Sulzman
Just ahead of International Women’s Day, George Washington University’s Global Gender Program convened a panel discussion on gender equality in military operations. “What Works? Promoting Gender Equality and the…
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February 27, 2015
Economic Empowerment, Peace & Security – Women Using Information Communication Technology in Somalia
By: Rachel Firestone
Johorad [name has been changed] lives in the deep desert just under a full day’s walk from the “tarmac road”, the black asphalt highway cutting across Puntland – a state…
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February 26, 2015
Symposium Recap – “Women: Powerful Agents for Peace & Security”
By: Mayesha Alam
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security Associate Director Mayesha Alam travelled to Amsterdam, Netherlands to participate in the “Women: Powerful Agents for Peace and Security” symposium, convened by the…
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February 23, 2015
A Listener & Facilitator: Mrs. Rula Ghani Speaks About Her Role as First Lady of Afghanistan
By: Helen Moser
For the first time in decades, a first lady of Afghanistan is engaged in her country’s public life. Mrs. Rula Ghani visited Georgetown University on February 19 for “Remarks by H.E.…
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