by Stephenie Foster | Feb 6, 2020 | Women in the Middle East/North Africa
By: Ruth Bennett and Tara Nouri Stephenie Foster, the USAWC’s newest member, is a founding partner of Smash Strategies, which works with clients on incorporating gender equality strategies into their business. Prior to founding Smash, she worked in government....
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 9, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
My opinion piece appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on October 9, 2019. The Guardian recently reported that Apple’s Siri virtual assistant deflected questions about feminism or the #MeToo movement. More troubling is that when asked about feminism, Siri had...
by Stephenie Foster | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Our Notes From The Field series has been designed to highlight the opinions and advice of Women, Peace and Security experts around the world. In this series, we hope to bring attention not only to the tireless work they’ve been doing, but also to their plans for the...
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 5, 2019 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Today, more women than men vote in the United States. For example, in the 2016 election, 55 percent of American women voted; only 52 percent of men voted. Women voters are courted by both political parties and by candidates, and our voting behavior is constantly...
by Stephenie Foster | Jul 22, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics, Women in Technology
Here’s my most recent blog on women and climate change. I am grateful to the Japan Times for publishing it. ## When the G20 met last month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put climate change and women’s empowerment on the agenda. While the Osaka Leaders’...