by Stephenie Foster | Nov 26, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Originally published on Medium. Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. While voting is a right, for many Americans, exercising their right to vote is challenging and difficult. We need to reframe our approach to voting and structure our electoral systems to make...
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 24, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Afghanistan has two elections scheduled in the next six months: Parliamentary and district council elections on October 20, 2018 and the Presidential election on April 20, 2019. These elections, the first in almost five years, will be watched closely by Afghans and...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 22, 2014 | Elections, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Privileged to be interviewed by IFES for my work: IFES Alum Continues to Empower Women Around the World You are currently a Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. What does this work entail? Overall, the Secretary’s...
by Stephenie Foster | Nov 8, 2012 | Elections, Women in Politics
Watching the 2012 election from a far has reaffirmed so much of what I think about the US and our still imperfect political system. On election night, I was struck by the remarkable nature of the American politics and political culture. Despite heated and partisan...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 3, 2012 | Elections, Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Conference Facilitator and Designer, Haiti National Womens Platform Conference, Femmes en Democratie/Vital Voices Global Partnership, Petion-ville, Haiti, February 28-March 1, 2012. Moderator, Strengthening Womens Political Leadership, Combating Corruption and...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 21, 2011 | Elections
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...