Roundtables & Keynotes
A High-Level Discussion on Empowering Women in Developing Economies
Georgetown celebrated its new research study evaluating Kate Spade & Company’s innovative project in Rwanda with an event on campus on June 19. Kate Spade & Company recruited 150 talented women artisans in the small Rwandan community of Masoro in 2013 and
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Spring 2017 Development Roundtable, “Nothing for Women Without Women: Raising Voices for Change”
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, joined Dr. Jeni Klugman in a lively conversation on some of the leading barriers for women in a changing world of work. This was a chance to examine issues of
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security
Hillary Rodham Clinton presented four Colombians with the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for advancing women in peace and security during a ceremony at Georgetown hosted by GIWPS. Secretary Clinton's remarks were part of an annual Hillary Rodham Clinton awards ceremony
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CSW61: Women’s Dialogue Project
We were thrilled to co-host a Commision on the Status of Women side-event on the Gender Dimension of Countering Violent Extremism with the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and UN Women.
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Queen Rania Inspires Action on Refugees, Women and Girls’ Empowerment
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan for a conversation about refugees and women and girls’ empowerment. Queen Rania spoke about crises in the Middle East and their particular effect on women.
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Amb. Patricia Espinosa: Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security, the School of Foreign Service, and the Georgetown Environment Initiative hosted a lecture and discussion with Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and a distinguished panel
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Major General Kristin Lund
The Institute hosted a breakfast roundtable with Major General Kristin Lund. Major General Lund served as the first-ever female Force Commander of a UN Peacekeeping mission, commanding UNFICYP (UN Mission in Cyprus) from 2014 to 2016. Prior to this appointment, she served
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Book Launch Discussion: “Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict Settings”
MSFS and GIWPS hosted a Book Launch and Discussion with Dr. Sabrina Karim (Cornell University) and Dr. Kyle Beardsley (Duke University) - Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict Settings Recent developments such as Sweden's Feminist Foreign Policy,
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Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping
The Institute hosted a book launch and discussion with Sabrina Karim and Kyle Beardsley on Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict Settings. Karim and Beardsley argue that gender power imbalances between the sexes place restrictions on the participation of women
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Mayor Vera Baboun
The Institute hosted a breakfast roundtable with Mayor Vera Baboun, the first female mayor of Bethlehem, and also filmed an interview with her. Since her election in 2012, Mayor Baboun has worked to provide citizen services, stability, and economic development in the
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