Roundtables & Keynotes
Webinar: Building Market Systems to Empower Women in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Dr. Jeni Klugman presented new GIWPS research during this SEEP Webinar on February 14 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. ET. Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS) present both unique challenges as well as opportunities in terms of women’s economic empowerment.
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Prospects for Peace in Yemen
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted Amat Alsoswa, Yemen’s first Minister for Human Rights and first female cabinet member, for a conversation on prospects for peace in Yemen. Ambassador Barbara Bodine offered opening remarks on the origins of Yemen's conflict and
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Values in U.S. Foreign Policy
Amb. Melanne Verveer moderated a panel discussion on Values in U.S. Foreign Policy, part of a daylong symposium on the future of diplomacy. Five former State Department officials shared experiences from their distinguished careers in foreign service, diplomacy, humanitarian work,
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Scotland, Brexit and the Future
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), reiterated her call for a second referendum on EU membership during a speech at Georgetown today hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Unlike
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Women’s Leadership in Diplomacy
60 of the United States' women ambassadors, current and former, gathered at Georgetown recently for a celebration of women's leadership in diplomacy. They remembered their history, and how they have stood on the shoulders of the women who came before them. The Georgetown Institute for Women,
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WPS Index Briefing at UNPKM Preparatory Meeting in Ethiopia
On January 28 and 29, GIWPS' Managing Director Jeni Klugman participated in a major meeting in Addis Ababa hosted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense, in preparation for the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial (UNPKM) in March. The event, which had
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WPS Index Briefing at UK Parliament
You are invited to a discussion on recent global research by The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security & Peace Research Institute of Oslo Women, Peace and Security Index of 153 countries Thursday 24th January 2019, 2 pm Committee Room
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Women’s Rights in Iran
Women’s rights in Iran are severely restricted. Married women cannot get a passport or leave the country without their husbands' permission. Women are barred from becoming judges. Female singers are banned from singing solo. Women are largely banned from entering
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Alternative Approaches to Global Security with Madison Schramm
The Justice and Peace Studies (JUPS) 412 Class held an event called Alternative Approaches to Global Security on November 29 at 6:30 pm. The event was a book launch and symposium on rethinking global security and alternatives to war. GIWPS' Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Fellow
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Mexico Conference on Peacebuilding with a Gender Perspective
The Second Conference on Peacebuilding with a Gender Perspective (Congreso de Construcción de Paz con Perspectiva de Género) took place November 13-15 at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico. It was co-sponsored by Georgetown's Institute for Women, Peace and Security; Centro de
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