by Stephenie Foster | Nov 10, 2021 | Featured Posts, In the News, Uncategorized, Women and Civil Society, Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
This article first appeared on Just Security, November 9, 2021. Since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in mid-August, the world has witnessed stories of perseverance, heroism, and heartache as Afghans flee their country. But almost 40 million Afghans remain in...
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 2, 2021 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Leadership
by Stephenie Foster, Susan Markham and Rachel MacKnight July 16, 2021 President Joe Biden’s meetings with G7 and NATO leaders on his first foreign trip addressed global challenges including economic growth, climate change, and COVID. China loomed...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 8, 2021 | Featured Posts, Women and Civil Society, Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Europe/former Soviet Union, Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics, Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, Women in the Middle East/North Africa
by Susan Markham and Stephenie Foster The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting that concluded in late March was focused on the theme of “Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life.” Importantly,...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 5, 2021 | Featured Posts, Women and Civil Society, Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Business, Women in Europe/former Soviet Union, Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics, Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, Women in Technology, Women in the Middle East/North Africa
As the Biden-Harris administration begins to develop and implement gender-focused policies across the federal government, it is a good time to deepen commitments to gender equality in policymaking, and fully empower the White House Gender Policy Council. In foreign...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 15, 2016 | Women in Asia/Pacific
Moderator, Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Dialogue, New York, NY, March 16, 2016. Keynote Speaker, “The Nexus of Success: How Women’s Political and Economic Empowerment are Intertwined,” 2016 Workshop on Enhancing...
by Stephenie Foster | Sep 17, 2012 | Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
After a hectic week, I’m back from the Grassroots Women’s Political Forum in Chittagong. It was an amazing experience, and given the multiple languages being spoken, quite a communications challenge. But, with Urdu, Hindi, Dari, Bangla, Nepalese and English flying...
by Stephenie Foster | Sep 10, 2012 | Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
The Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh is hosting the first Grassroots Women’s Political Leadership Forum, being held in conjunction with the US State Department. I’m here with a courageous group of Afghan women leaders, who are participating along ...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 12, 2011 | Women in Asia/Pacific
I just read a story about a remarkable 28 year old woman MBA heading a local council in Soda, India, http://www.womensenews.org/story/leadership/110607/indian-mba-leads-her-village-headwoman. Chhavi Rajawat is certainly not the first woman to head a local council, but...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 21, 2011 | Women in Asia/Pacific
The multiple disasters facing Japan have captivated us all: the destructive force of the earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the potential meltdowns of the nuclear power plants. It is estimated that 21,000 people are either dead or missing, and there is...