December 8, 2014
Japan Reaffirms its Commitment to Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
By: Rui Matsukawa
In partnership with the Institute for Inclusive Security, Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security co-hosted the inaugural National Action Plan Academy December 3-5 at Georgetown University to share best practices…
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November 25, 2014
Moving the Needle Forward on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
By: Melanne Verveer
By Ambassador Melanne Verveer Originally posted on The Huffington Post here. This weekend, policy and thought leaders gathered in Norway for the Oslo Symposium on Advancing Women’s Rights and Empowerment in Afghanistan,…
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November 19, 2014
Driving Growth Through Women’s Economic Participation
By: Melanne Verveer
By Ambassador Melanne Verveer Originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Women’s economic participation is a game-changer with the potential to transform entire economies and societies. The recently released World Economic Forum Gender…
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November 17, 2014
An Interview with May Sabe Phyu, Women’s Activist in Myanmar
By: Mara D’Amico
May Sabe Phyu, or Phyu Phyu as she is affectionately known, is a devoted advocate for women’s empowerment and peacebuilding in Myanmar. She is a Director for the Gender…
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October 15, 2014
A Conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
By: Rukmani Bhatia
“Stories have been used to dispossess and malign…but can also be used to repair the humanity that has been broken.” On Friday, October 10, 2014, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, critically…
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October 14, 2014
At a Crossroads: Eliminating Human Trafficking
By: Mary Goudie
Human trafficking is a shameful scourge on our society and the largest-grossing black-market crime after weapons, and before drugs. Like weapons, and unlike drugs, trafficking victims can be used more…
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October 7, 2014
Interview with Claudia Paz y Paz: First Female Attorney General of Guatemala
By: Annabelle Timsit
Claudia Paz y Paz served as Guatemala’s first female Attorney General from December 2010 to May 2014. She is a respected criminal law specialist and judge with over 18 years…
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October 2, 2014
A Discussion with Louise Mushikiwabo, Foreign Affairs & Cooperation Minister of Rwanda
By: Rukmani Bhatia
“Rwanda is a country with initiative and ambition. Rwanda is a nation transformed.” On Tuesday, September 30, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security launched this semester’s ministerial…
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October 1, 2014
Aha Moments: Feminism & Faith
Originally posted in Huffington Post here. It was a puzzle: intellectual discussions about theological matters rarely engaged issues centered on women, while feminist discussions skirted spiritual dimensions of women’s lives. Serene…
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September 30, 2014
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Securing Education for Girls
“We must never make schools battlefields of war or instruments of terror” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Nigeria Since Boko Haram’s kidnapping of more than 250 schoolgirls from their…
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