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 | Dec 16, 2020 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women and Civil Society, Women in Leadership
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...
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 | 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. ## When the G20 met last month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put climate change and women’s empowerment on the agenda. While the Osaka Leaders’...
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 | 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...
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 18, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Interviews
By: Stephenie Foster, Rachel MacKnight and Mary Sue Bissell People-to-people exchanges are more important than ever before in these times of global transition and turbulence. They are a proven public diplomacy tool. Studies show that exposure to other cultures fosters...
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 17, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Interviews, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics, Women in Technology
GREAT conversation – here’s a link to the podcast. Many thanks to Biana Kovic and Armed Radio for hosting.
by Stephenie Foster | Aug 2, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
Every day and in every way, we depend on technology. It helps us access information and each other, and organize our business and personal lives. But, there are increasing concerns about technology: how it impacts privacy; how the designers of tech tools (spoiler...
