Roundtables & Keynotes

March 3, 2021

For Students: Q&A with GIWPS Fellows

Wednesday, March 3 12:00PM-1:00PM EST RSVP here for the virtual event Georgetown students were invited to an early International Women’s Day conversation with research fellows at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Fellows Carla Koppell, Dr. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, Dr. Robert Nagel,

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February 26, 2021

The State of Women in the U.S.

Friday, February 26 12:00-1:00PM EST Watch the Event Recording [embed]https://youtu.be/X48Qh4NYDPE[/embed] Last fall, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security published the first-ever United States Women, Peace and Security Index, a new and comprehensive measurement of women’s rights and opportunities in the United

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February 25, 2021

Making The Law Work for Women

Thursday, February 25 10:00AM-11:15AM EST Watch the Event Recording Below [embed]https://youtu.be/mnM5nec_mXU[/embed] No country has achieved gender equality yet. How do we overcome persistent inequalities? What is working for women and girls – and could be scaled to accelerate progress? The Georgetown

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February 18, 2021

COVID-19 One Year On: What’s Working for Women in Response and Recovery

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted an expert discussion on what is working to address the dire toll of Covid-19 on women and girls on February 18, 2021. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, women’s labor force

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January 28, 2021

Attitude is Everything: Challenging Gender Stereotypes

No country has achieved gender equality yet. How do we overcome persistent inequalities? What is working for women and girls – and could be scaled to accelerate progress? The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), in partnership with

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December 14, 2020

Connecting International Humanitarian Law and The Women Peace and Security Agenda

Monday, December 14 10:00AM-11:15AM EST Watch a recording of the event [embed]https://youtu.be/_KZjnSga8GY?t=40[/embed] The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda often references International Humanitarian Law (IHL), calling upon governments and military actors to uphold the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols, and condemn violence

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December 11, 2020

Standing with Women Leaders of Belarus

Friday, December 11 10:00AM-11:30AM EST Read the press release about this event. Watch the event video below. [embed]https://youtu.be/Qp42sTZZzTQ?t=123[/embed] Featuring: The Hon. Madeleine K. Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State and Mortara Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy, Georgetown University The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen

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November 11, 2020

Advancing Women’s Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Wednesday, November 11 11:45am-12:45pm EDT Watch the Event Recording [embed]https://youtu.be/FOavoWnVeW8[/embed] An event to launch a new Joint Report and UN Action Plan by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the UAE on the role of women in post-conflict

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October 30, 2020

Perspectives from Women Peace Negotiators

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security commemorated the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 and a new season of the Seeking Peace podcast in conversation with women peace negotiators from Colombia, the Philippines, and Northern Ireland. Dr. Monica McWilliams,

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October 13, 2020

Championing Gender-Sensitive Security Sector Reform

Tuesday, October 13 11:30am-12:45pm EDT Watch the event recording: [embed]https://youtu.be/2FzTBXVXe6w?t=69[/embed] The fourth panel in a four-part series sponsored by the UAE and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security on the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction With Opening

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