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Mondays with Melanie: A Visit from First Lady Zelenska and a Recap of Men’s Soccer

Mondays with Melanie: A Visit from First Lady Zelenska and a Recap of Men’s Soccer

By Melanie Elliott September 26, 2023

Join us every Monday for a wrap-up of the week’s hottest stories! For this week’s “Mondays With Melanie” podcast, we begin with Evie Steele’s (SFS ’26) and Caitlin McLean’s (CAS ’24) article...

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...

Fawzia Koofi Roundtable Discusses Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

By Catherine Alaimo October 20, 2022

The first female deputy speaker of parliament in Afghanistan discussed women’s rights in Afghanistan at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS).  Fawzia...

Georgetown Students, Faculty Participate in UN Meeting on Feminist Foreign Policy in Afghanistan

By Emily Han October 6, 2022

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) co-hosted a closed meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss Afghan women’s rights.  Girls’ education activist...

New Initiative Supports Female Afghan Experts in Exile

New Initiative Supports Female Afghan Experts in Exile

By Carolina Bomeny February 18, 2022

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) has launched Onward for Afghan Women, which will provide hundreds of Afghans in exile with a network of resources and opportunities. The...

Future of Afghanistan Not Hopeless, Former Afghan Ambassador to US Says

Future of Afghanistan Not Hopeless, Former Afghan Ambassador to US Says

By Samuel Yoo September 10, 2021

CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. “A new Afghanistan is still to come,” a hopeful Roya Rahmani said during...

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

By Grace Buono and Samantha Sinutko February 18, 2021

The first students to complete Georgetown University’s graduate certificate in gender, peace and security graduated in December 2020.  The GPS certificate, which is issued by the Georgetown...

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

By Harrison Lee February 4, 2021

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security launched a five-part event series on advancing gender equality, which aims to expand upon and share findings from a GIWPS research report highlighting...

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Georgetown Report Finds Large Disparities, Racial Inequity in US Women’s Well-Being

By Ella Kohler November 12, 2020

Women in the United States vary significantly in terms of well-being depending on the state they live in and their racial identity, according to a study released by Georgetown University’s Institute...

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Diversity in Education

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Diversity in Education

By Menty Kebede and Kathryn Derewicz October 11, 2019

On Sept. 27, Hillary Clinton spoke at Georgetown University about the contributions of women in advancing human rights and peace worldwide. The awards ceremony was a testament to how diverse perspectives...

@FRANCESCAGORTZ/TWITTER | Former Yemeni Minister for Human Rights Amat Alsoswa called for Yemeni women to be included in peace negotiations at an event Friday.

Women Essential to Advancement of Peace in Yemen, Former Minister Says

By Nishant Bhaumik February 13, 2019

The representation of Yemeni women in peace negotiations is necessary to put an end to the Yemeni conflict, Yemen’s former Minister for Human Rights Amat Alsoswa said at an event Friday. Hosted by...

Georgetown Initiatives Receive $1 Million to Fund Research

Georgetown Initiatives Receive $1 Million to Fund Research

By Joe Egler August 31, 2018

A $1 million grant for research on the social enterprise movement and women’s economic mobility was awarded by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace...

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