by Stephenie Foster | Jun 20, 2012 | Women in Leadership, Women in Politics, Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Today I was lucky enough to moderate a discussion with a group of six members of parliament (four women and two men) from Burkina Faso, who are in the US for a study mission through NDI and the Institute for Responsive Government. We discussed the differences...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 16, 2012 | Women in Leadership
Last year, Secretary Clinton launched The Women in Public Service Project at a day long symposium at the State Department. In this exciting initiative, the U.S. Department of State is partnering with the Seven Sisters women’s colleges – Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 12, 2012 | Interviews
This past weekend, 250,000 women and girls (mostly) filled the National Mall in Washington, DC for “Rock the Mall,” a celebration of the Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary. I interviewed my friend and former Clinton Administration colleague, Lidia Soto-Harmon about this...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 7, 2012 | Women in Leadership
Most diplomats are still men, but today, there are more and more women in those jobs. Tonight’s Annual Celebration of Women Diplomats, sponsored by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, recognized the 28 women who serve as their country’s ambassador to the United...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 3, 2012 | Women in Leadership
Watch this space in the next week or so, for an e-book that Lauren Supina and I co-authored on effective advocacy regarding women as a force for global economic growth. We’re very excited about this project, and we are also going to donate a portion of the...