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 24, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Afghanistan has two elections scheduled in the next six months: Parliamentary and district council elections on October 20, 2018 and the Presidential election on April 20, 2019. These elections, the first in almost five years, will be watched closely by Afghans and...
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...
by Stephenie Foster | Jul 23, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Expanding markets. Ensuring quality control. Accessing supply and value chains. Broadening networks. Addressing management challenges. Showcasing women’s leadership. And yes, advocating for change. These are topics that a dynamic group of African women entrepreneurs...
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 | May 7, 2018 | Featured Posts, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Kuwaiti women: quick, what image comes to mind? Truthfully, it’s a mixed picture. According to the 2017 Global Gender Gap Report, Kuwait ranks 129, of 144 countries, on gender parity overall. Having said that, however, 50 percent of Kuwaiti women are in the labor...
by Stephenie Foster | Apr 10, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women in Leadership
Police officers, judges, prosecutors, social service workers, and victim advocates are all integral to addressing and combating gender-based violence (GBV), to ensuring that the system protects survivors, and to helping them rebuild their lives. In late March,...
by Stephenie Foster | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Philanthropy
Posted on Medium Investing in women and girls drives economic growth, creates more stable societies, and leads to better outcomes. Data is part of the infrastructure undergirding this work, and central to how decision-makers, citizens, and advocates measure progress...
by Stephenie Foster | Jan 17, 2018 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership
Last week, I was at Durham University in a setting made for a Harry Potter movie. I was there for an expert meeting on increasing the number of women high-level mediators, or special envoys, in peace negotiations led by the United Nations or other regional...
by Stephenie Foster | Sep 30, 2017 | Women in Leadership
Why is driving important? It is freedom to go where we want, when we want, and not be tied to someone else’s permission or schedule. My closest experience occurred when serving at the US Embassy in Kabul. To go anywhere outside the compound, an embassy employee had...
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