Tag: Women & Girls
52 Articles
- Dialogues
Amb. Roya Rahmani on Women in Afghan Government and Diplomacy
GJIA: You are the first woman ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States. Why do you think it’s important to have a woman representing Afghanistan overseas? RR: It is…
April 30, 2019
- Dialogues
Lt. Col. Jillian Bishop on UN Peacekeeping and Female Inclusion
GJIA: Why did you decide to join the Canadian armed forces, and what led you to peacekeeping? JB: I joined the Canadian forces quite a while ago, in 1986. To me, it really…
April 17, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
China’s Potential to Promote Gender Equality through South-South Cooperation
Gender equality at all levels is a fundamental component to every nation’s sustainable development and to establishing a fairer world. Over the past five decades, China has…
March 28, 2019
- Society & Culture
Missing in Action: The Absence of Women Scholars on Foreign Policy Panels
These findings are consistent with the numbers in academia, where women scholars in International Relations are still a minority: 70 percent of International Relations (IR)…
March 26, 2019
- Dialogues
Dr. Subham Chaudhuri on Afghan Progress and the Road Ahead
GJIA: What areas of potential growth do you see as most promising in Afghanistan right now? SC: The challenge for Afghanistan is knowing how to use potential areas of growth. The…
March 18, 2019
- Dialogues
Mary Cleave on Opportunities for Women and Cooperation in Space
GJIA: What initially made you interested in STEM fields? MC: I had a great high school physics teacher, Dr. Love. All the other teachers hated him because he had us running all…
January 25, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Women & Violence in Pakistan: Designing Institutions for Women’s Protection
The PPWVA creates its own implementation mechanism, including an elaborate, female-run justice system for GBV survivors that works parallel to the mainstream legal system. It…
May 25, 2018
- Dialogues
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and the UNSC
Your research background showcases an interest in international law and foreign policy. Based on your background and experiences, what motivated you to probe the research topic…
April 23, 2018
- Business & Economics
Engaging a New, Entrepreneurial Middle East
The fastest growing internet usage region in the world is the Arab world, with a rising tide of world-competitive and tech-enabled startup entrepreneurship reaching millions with…
October 28, 2013
- Online Archive
Global Women’s Issues Interview with Ambassador Melanne Verveer
GJIA: What were the challenges implicit in becoming the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues? Did the nature of your role change over time? Verveer:…
July 26, 2013