Events Archive

January 27, 2020

Fighting for Human Rights in Crimea

GIWPS hosted a discussion on fighting for human rights in Crimea featuring activist, filmmaker, and former political prisoner Oleg Sentsov. He was joined by Andrey Kurkov, the president of PEN Ukraine, and Maria Tomak of Media Initiative for Human Rights.

January 23, 2020

Ban Ki-moon, Mary Robinson, Jerry Brown on The Doomsday Clock

We are proud to have cosponsored the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and The Elders for a discussion of the 2020 Doomsday Clock with former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former Irish President and United Nations High Commissioner for Human

December 5, 2019

The Best & Worst Countries for Women: WPS Index Briefing

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted a conversation on December 5, 2019 on the findings of the WPS Index 2019-20, which ranks 167 countries on women's comprehensive wellbeing and analyzes trends in gender equality. The WPS Index

Melanne Verveer moderates panel in Gaston Hall about women's leadership

November 16, 2019

Centennial Celebration

Georgetown's School of Foreign Service (SFS) celebrated its Centennial this year. As a core research institute within the SFS, we were privileged to kick off the SFS Centennial celebration on November 16 with a tribute to Georgetown women shaping global

November 8, 2019

Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military

On November 8, 2019, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden and the Georgetown Center for Security Studies celebrated the new book Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military, edited by Dr. Robert Egnell and

November 4, 2019

Third Conference on Peacebuilding with a Gender Perspective

From November 4th to 6th, the Iberoamerican University of Mexico City hosted the third installment of the Conference on Peacebuilding with a Gender Perspective in collaboration with Institut Català Internacional per la Pau (ICIP). This event aimed to share women's

Cover of the 2019/20 Women, Peace and Security Index. Large title on blue, yellow, and red abstract circles.

October 22, 2019

2019 WPS Index Launch at the United Nations

This event launched the second edition of the WPS Index, which provides important insights into patterns and progress on women’s well-being and empowerment around the world. Speakers at this event included: H.E. Ambassador Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to

Large group of people mid-discussion at a table. The group is mostly comprised of women.

October 21, 2019

High-Level Event on “Women’s Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction”

This event marked the launch of a year-long joint initiative of the United Arab Emirates Permanent Mission to the UN and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security to advance the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction. This panel

October 16, 2019

A Conversation with former Air Force Secretary Deborah James

We co-hosted an informal discussion with former Air Force Secretary Deborah James in partnership with the Georgetown Center for Security Studies. Secretary James served as the 23rd United States Secretary of the Air Force from December 20, 2013 until January

October 1, 2019

Celebrating Iranian Women’s Leadership

We hosted an event celebrating the long tradition of Iranian women’s leadership, as well as the diversity of ways women inside Iran and in the diaspora have been committed to women’s rights across generations. At this event, we honored Mahnaz

Roundtables & Keynotes