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You may have seen an invitation I sent out last week to a conference in Washington, DC called Democracy that Delivers for Women, put on by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). I just left the conference, and it definitely delivered. The goal of the...

Women & Conflict Resolution

Speaker, Perspectives from the Ground: Gender Issues in Afghanistan, US Army 425th Civil Affairs Battalion Civil Affairs Conference, Claremont, CA, October 2011. Moderator, Women and Rebuilding Conflict Areas, Democracy that Delivers for Women Conference, Center for...

Democracy that Delivers for Women, Day 1

You may have seen an invitation I sent out last week to a conference in Washington, DC called Democracy that Delivers for Women, put on by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). I just left the conference, and it definitely delivered. The goal of the...

Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban

Today Saudi women challenged the laws banning them from driving; one apparently managed a 45 minute drive around the capital city of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The coverage speaks for itself: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13809684...

Patricia McArdle’s Amazing Career

Earlier this month, I reviewed Patricia McArdle’s wonderful new book, Farishta. Farishta has won acclaim, and was named as the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel in the general fiction category. Last week, I asked Patricia some questions about her career in the...