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Partnership Empowers Women

By Lucy Prout January 29, 2016

  McDonough School of Business professor Catherine Tinsley and associate professor Edward Soule are preparing to return to Masoro, Rawanda to continue their research on a joint venture between...

Panel Targets Gender, Climate Connection

By Taylor Harding October 20, 2015

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted a panel discussion on the lack of female involvement in climate change mitigation and the effect climate change has on women in the Intercultural...

NGUYEN: Support Womens Decisions

NGUYEN: Support Women’s Decisions

By Lam Nguyen October 16, 2015

I am a man, one who is weighing in on the issue of a woman’s right to her own body. Preposterous? Yes. Invalid? I don’t think so. My lack of understanding as a man is all the more reason why I understand....

MINDBLOWN: GOP, Women and Dolla Bill$

MINDBLOWN: GOP, Women and Dolla Bill$

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford September 17, 2015

Whether you are politically inclined or you spent the first couple hours of the debate thinking it was reality TV, we all can agree that there was some level of personal utility to be gained from the...

Program With Us

By The Editorial Board September 11, 2015

The #SitWithMe campaign — focused on encouraging women to enter computer science-related fields — highlights several pressing issues as it pushes for progress. Historically, there has been a long-standing...

OWN IT 2015

OWN IT 2015

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 28, 2015

Hello Georgetown, we here at 4E are coming to you live from Gaston Hall for the 2nd Annual OWN IT Summit. Things started here at 9am and time is starting to fly! We started off with a beautiful introduction...

OWN IT Sets a Date, Expands

By Natalie LaRue January 30, 2015

OWN IT, a student initiative that aims to connect students with women in leadership in leadership, announced last Wednesday that it will host its second annual OWN IT Summit March 28 in Gaston Hall....

Businesswomen Discuss Wall Street Careers

By Emma Gross January 13, 2015

Georgetown’s Women in Leadership Initiative and the Georgetown chapter of the Financial Management Association hosted a panel and networking event Thursday in the Rafik B. Hariri Building about women...

CORREIA: Encouraging Women To Run for Public Office

CORREIA: Encouraging Women To Run for Public Office

By Tricia Correia November 21, 2014

Last Thursday, I attended a reception for Emerge America, an organization committed to training and supporting future and current female elected officials. It was remarkable to hear female members of Congress...

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Journalist Maria Shriver (CAS ’77), the former first lady of California, spoke about her career and encouraged young women to be leaders in their fields at the inaugural Own It Summit in April.

Own It Extends National Reach

By Charlotte Allen October 28, 2014

Own It, a student-founded organization dedicated to promoting women’s leadership and empowerment, has expanded its second-annual Own It Summit to Boston College, Washington University in St. Louis...

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A New Dawn for Women in Sports

By Connor Maytnier October 20, 2014

Aug. 5, 2014, marked a new dawn in professional sports. That Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association announced that they had hired Becky Hammon as their newest assistant...

RightRides DC Offers Safe Transit

By Maddy Moore October 17, 2014

To provide safe transit for women and LGBTQ individuals in the District, Collective Action for Safe Spaces, a grassroots organization in Washington, D.C., that aims to build a community free from public...

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