JUST SECURITY: Transforming the US Human Rights Report to Reflect Gender Rights — and Security

JUST SECURITY: Transforming the US Human Rights Report to Reflect Gender Rights — and Security

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...
JUST SECURITY: Reviving the US Commitment to Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: The UN Commission on the Status of Women

JUST SECURITY: Reviving the US Commitment to Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: The UN Commission on the Status of Women

Originally published in Just Security, December 15, 2020 By Susan Markham and Stephenie Foster President-elect Joe Biden has a history of advocating on behalf of women and girls in the United States and around the world. In 1994, then-Senator Biden co-authored and...
MEDIUM Blog: Walking the Walk on Diversity, Inclusion and Accountability: Beyond #MeToo

MEDIUM Blog: Walking the Walk on Diversity, Inclusion and Accountability: Beyond #MeToo

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...
MEDIUM BLOG:  5 Ways to Support Today’s Young Women Leaders

MEDIUM BLOG: 5 Ways to Support Today’s Young Women Leaders

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...