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 | May 21, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Interviews, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Technology
When women’s participation in the labor force increases, GDP rises. When women start businesses, communities flourish. When women are promoted to senior management and appointed to corporate boards, companies do better. We ignore this compelling data at our peril....
by Stephenie Foster | Jul 6, 2017 | Featured Posts, In the News, Interviews, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
From CEO Magazine, here’s a great recap of the vibrant discussion that occurred at the Global Female Leaders Summit in Berlin. Again, so wonderful to be a part of this event, and the conversation, and to be quoted in the article. ...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 19, 2017 | Featured Posts, In the News, Interviews, Women in Business
Dear Tim Cook, We’ve never met. I am a partner at Smash Strategies, a firm focused on advancing progress for women and girls. I recently left the U.S. Department of State, where I served in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. I read your recent interview...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 9, 2017 | Interviews
Over fifty percent of peace agreements fail within 5 years. But when women participate, agreements last anywhere from two to 15 years longer. Planning for women’s substantive engagement is fundamental to conflict resolution, mitigation and prevention. National Action...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 8, 2017 | Interviews
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 31, 2017 | Interviews
Stephenie was interviewed about the launch of her new firm with Shari Bryan and Susan Markham — Smash Strategies — and about why “the future is female.”
by Stephenie Foster | Jul 15, 2014 | Interviews
Stephenie was interviewed by Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm on the show Women of Washington, broadcasting on FederalNewsRadio.com, 1500 AM, Washington, DC.
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 20, 2014 | Interviews
IFES Alum Continues to Empower Women Around the World (March 20, 2014) 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 Office of Global Women’s Issues...
by Stephenie Foster | Dec 3, 2012 | Interviews
This also appeared on Huffington Post Sports: U.S. Sports Diplomacy Envoy, Olympian and World Cup Champion Lorrie Fair visited Kabul, Afghanistan over Thanksgiving to show her support for Afghan women, and particularly Afghan women athletes, who face cultural,...
by Stephenie Foster | Jul 21, 2012 | Interviews
Last month, I wrote about the digital video conference that I did with the US Embassy in Tel Aviv and members of WePower (Women’s Electoral Power), an Israeli non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting women’s leadership and equality in Israel’s public and social...
by Stephenie Foster | Jun 12, 2012 | Interviews
This past weekend, 250,000 women and girls (mostly) filled the National Mall in Washington, DC for “Rock the Mall,” a celebration of the Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary. I interviewed my friend and former Clinton Administration colleague, Lidia Soto-Harmon about this...
by Stephenie Foster | May 9, 2012 | Interviews
During my recent trip to Bosnia Herzegovina for the US Embassy, I interviewed my friend and colleague Aida Daguda, CEO of the Civil Society Promotion Centre (CPCD), a mentee in the FORTUNE 2009 mentoring program and an amazing leader. Aida created mentoRING 2012, a...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 16, 2012 | Interviews
Food security is a critical – and growing – issue. We share the globe with 7 billion others and that number is growing. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that there are one 1 billion hungry people are hungry in the world and 60% of them are women,...
