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 | Feb 8, 2021 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women and Civil Society, 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 Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham This article first appeared in Just Security. President Joe Biden has a record of standing up for human rights across the globe. He has backed Chinese rights activists and defenders, and advocated for full...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 10, 2014 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
Speaker, “Role of Global Women’s Issues,” Open World Kosovo Exchange, Washington, DC, January 9, 2014. Speaker, “Building Leadership Capacities of Women in Politics, Business, Media and Government in Bosnia Herzegovina,” U.S. Embassy, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Mostar,...
by Stephenie Foster | May 24, 2011 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
Last week, I traveled to Yerevan, Armenia to facilitate a two day conference of women from across Armenia, and from various political parties and NGOs, to develop a national womens policy platform. The goal of developing such a platform is to use it to advocate for...
by Stephenie Foster | May 19, 2011 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
I had the privilege of being the facilitator for this amazing conference of 300 Armenia women political party activists, NGO leaders and elected officials, who came together to draft a womens platform addressing issues important to Armenian women increasing womens...
by Stephenie Foster | May 10, 2011 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
The war in Bosnia seems distant, but when I visited Bosnia Herzegovina last year, it felt close to the surface. Last week, I went to the screening of a film, Back to Bosnia, made by a young Bosnian-American filmmaker about her familys return to Banja Luka to reclaim...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 16, 2011 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
The war in Bosnia seems distant, but when I visited Bosnia Herzegovina last year, it felt close to the surface. Last week, I went to the screening of a film, Back to Bosnia, made by a young Bosnian-American filmmaker about her familys return to Banja Luka to reclaim...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 15, 2010 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
http://www.baronessgoudie.com/2010/10/11/creating-new-models-of-women%e2%80%99s-power-in-kosovo/
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 15, 2010 | Women in Europe/former Soviet Union
My April 2010 trip to Bosnia Herzegovina focused on thinking through strategies to break down barriers to womens political participation.