Roundtables & Keynotes
Bridging Women’s Participation in Track I and Track II Peace Processes
In advance of the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, this discussion highlighted women’s engagement in informal peace processes and the movements that surround and inform formal peace processes. It addressed the gaps between women’s informal and
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Solutions for Syria: A Roundtable Discussion with Syrian Journalists and Civil Society Leaders
On Wednesday, October 17, GIWPS hosted a conversation with Syrian journalists and civil society leaders at the Mortara Center for International Studies about political solutions for building a better Syria. Syrian women and civil society are courageously working through the crisis to build
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2018 International Trailblazer Award Ceremony
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller received International Trailblazer Award Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller is the highest ranking civilian woman in NATO’s history and a steadfast champion for gender equality in the alliance. Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace
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NATO Briefing: WPS Index
GIWPS delivered a briefing at NATO about our Women Peace and Security Index—developed in partnership with the Peace Research Institute of Oslo—and explained why a gender perspective is critical to operational effectiveness. NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller delivered opening remarks at the
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Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Economic Participation: Successful Interventions
Women play an integral role in growing economies and building peaceful communities, but issues ranging from discriminatory laws and norms to an overall lack of access to education and skills development significantly hinder women’s economic participation. GIWPS hosted a conversation
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From Summits to Solutions: Global Economy and Development
A new publication by the Brookings Institution launched on Wednesday, July 18th which includes a chapter co-authored by GIWPS’ Dr. Jeni Klugman and Berkley Haas’ Professor Laura Tyson on expanding women’s economic opportunities. From Summits to Solutions: Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable
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Women’s Informal Involvement in Peace Processes
GIWPS hosted a symposium for top scholars, policy makers and practitioners on women’s informal involvement in peace processes. Women play a critical role in formal peace processes, and working to expand their roles as participants and mediators in formal negotiations
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Strategies to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
CSIS - as part of their Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative - hosted a roundtable discussion with GIWPS on the topic of conflict-related sexual violence. GIWPS law fellow Sophie Huvé and Naz Durakoglu, foreign policy advisor to Senator Jeanne Shaheen, discussed strategies
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Global Legislation to Address Violence Against Women in Politics
On May 16, 2018, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) organized a briefing series exploring each element of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls Everywhere.”
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Discussion on the Future of Women in Violent Extremism
On May 1, 2018, the George Washington University's Program on Extremism and the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security hosted a discussion examining the future of women's contribution to violent extremist groups in the U.S. and abroad. The panelists
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