Just Security: Gender Equality is Fundamental to Promoting Democracy

Just Security: Gender Equality is Fundamental to Promoting Democracy

by | 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,...
5 Ways to Support Young Women Leaders

5 Ways to Support Young Women Leaders

by | Mar 17, 2021 | Featured Posts, Uncategorized, Women and Civil Society, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy, Women in Politics, Women in Technology

This article first appeared on Medium. Young women aren’t future women leaders. They are women leaders. Period. When I first published this blog in 2018, my views were informed by my participation in many events focused on young women and leadership across diverse...
JUST SECURITY: Robust Gender Analysis Will Be Key to Effective US Policy Development

JUST SECURITY: Robust Gender Analysis Will Be Key to Effective US Policy Development

by | 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...
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 | 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...
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

by | 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...