by Stephenie Foster | Sep 17, 2020 | Featured Posts, Women and Civil Society, Women in Leadership
The proposed revisions to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy have received a lot of attention since being released for public comment in mid-August. The revisions raise many issues, one of which is the...
by Stephenie Foster | May 23, 2020 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
This piece originally appeared in Diplomatic Courier; its co-authors are Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham. Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the role of gender in society sharply into focus. As we look at the impact of the pandemic in subjects as diverse...
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.
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics, Women in Technology
This post originally appeared on Medium. Late last week, Nature Conservancy CEO Mark Tercek announced he would step down, the organization’s latest departure in the wake of an investigation into sexual harassment and workplace misconduct. His departure came one...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 6, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Afghan women are leaders. They are central to building strong Afghan institutions and legal frameworks and creating opportunity for all Afghans. The current U.S. peace envoy, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, would be well served to call on them, and their expertise, as he...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership
March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. During March, we mark the global progress women and girls have made, evaluate challenges and barriers to that progress, and re-dedicate ourselves to a world where everyone has equal opportunity...
by Stephenie Foster | Jan 10, 2019 | Featured Posts, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
This article first appeared in the Global Policy Journal. Our world faces multiple challenges: fragility of economic and political systems, cold and hot wars, cyberattacks and extremism, and disruptions caused by climate change. We need every tool to understand these...
by Stephenie Foster | Dec 31, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership
This blog originally appeared on Medium. 52 women (and one man) from 53 countries. 11 cities. 21 days. Is this a formula for a reality show? It’s not. It’s a snapshot of the itinerary for a recent U.S. State Department International Visitor Leadership Program...
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 | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women & Infrastructure, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics, Women in Technology
Young women aren’t future women leaders. They are women leaders. Period. Last month, I participated in two events that drove home that point. First, I spoke at the kick-off event for Gender Balance Consulting, a student-led organization at the University of...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 5, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Readings, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics
About the Authors: Stephenie Foster is a Co-Founder and Partner at Smash Strategies, Yeva Avakyan is Associate Vice President, Gender Equality at Save the Children, and Kristin Kim Bart is Senior Director, Gender Equality, International Rescue Committee. All three are...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 1, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
Businesses ignore women — and a focus on gender — at their peril. Everyone from startup founders to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies needs to promote women’s leadership, create safe and fair workplaces, support and engage women in the community, and ensure that their...
