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Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security | The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, an organization that researches and promotes the role of women in preventing conflict and building peace, created the Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the first-ever conflict tracker with a gender-focus launched March 11.

Institute for Women, Peace and Security Creates First Gender-Focused Conflict Tracker

By Maren Fagan, Academics Desk Editor March 21, 2024

The Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) launched the first global conflict tracker emphasizing the role of gender March 11.  GIWPS, an organization that researches...

Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

Georgetown SCS Hosts Women Journalists in Sportswriting Talk

By Maren Fagan January 18, 2024

The Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) hosted a talk with four women journalists in the field of sportswriting Jan. 17.  Bobby Goldwater, a faculty member in Georgetown’s...

Georgetown MSB Expands Mentorship Program with Women in the Middle East

Georgetown MSB Expands Mentorship Program with Women in the Middle East

By Catherine Alaimo September 15, 2023

Georgetown University McDonough School of Business’s Women Innovators (WIn) Fellowship, a program that enriches the skills of aspiring female entrepreneurs, expanded to include 258 women from the Middle...

DC Passes Bill to Require Access to Period Products in Public Buildings

DC Passes Bill to Require Access to Period Products in Public Buildings

By Eli Kales November 18, 2022

D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill requiring all Washington, D.C. government-owned buildings to provide access to free period products. The “Period Act,” introduced by Ward 2 Councilmember...

Myanmar Women, Diplomats Confront Humanitarian Crisis

Myanmar Women, Diplomats Confront Humanitarian Crisis

By Nina Raj October 27, 2022

CW: This article references violence and sexual violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security...

Women in Business: The Value of Mentorship and Support Networks

Women in Business: The Value of Mentorship and Support Networks

By Caroline Rareshide September 8, 2022

As a first-year student, Toni Marz (MSB ’26) has given the usual back-and-forth Georgetown introduction countless times to other new students since the start of the fall semester.  “They’ll...

GAZING EAST | Fatimah Asghar’s Poetry Illustrates the Weight of South Asian History

By Nile_Adhami August 22, 2022

For the past few weeks, I have been reading “If They Come for Us,” the 2018 debut poetry collection by Pakistani American writer Fatimah Asghar. Asghar has lived a life defined by history and culture,...

SUH: Diagnosing ‘Not Like Other Girls’ Syndrome

SUH: Diagnosing ‘Not Like Other Girls’ Syndrome

By Christina Suh April 29, 2022

I was 10 years old when I watched “10 Things I Hate About You” for the first time, 12 when I fixated on the enigma of Kat Stratford’s character and 18 when I started despising her for the trope...

Students Elect New GradGov Board, Women Make History

Students Elect New GradGov Board, Women Make History

By Akashdiya Chakraborty April 1, 2022

Two women will assume the roles of Georgetown University Graduate Student Government (GradGov) president and vice president for the first time in the organization’s history following  executive...

VIEWPOINT: Explore Infinite Expressions of Gender Identity

VIEWPOINT: Explore Infinite Expressions of Gender Identity

By Eliza Kelly April 1, 2022

“Excuse me, this is the women’s restroom.”  Gut wrenching. Yet another person I must explain it to: I just have short hair and dress like a 12-year-old boy on his way to PE.  Fighting...

Q&A: WGST Chair Urges Universities to Uplift Gender Studies

Q&A: WGST Chair Urges Universities to Uplift Gender Studies

By The Editorial Board April 1, 2022

In honor of Women’s History Month, The Hoya sat down with Professor Nadia Brown, chair of the women’s and gender studies program, to discuss identity, gender and institutional challenges women’s...

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Restrictive Views of Femininity

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Restrictive Views of Femininity

By Grace Rivers April 1, 2022

Being an LGBTQ woman gives me a unique connection to femininity and allows me to redefine what my womanhood means to me. I have a deeper appreciation for the attributes that make women beautiful and powerful,...

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