by Stephenie | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women & Business, Women & Leadership, Women & Philanthropy, Women & Politics, Women & 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 | Apr 6, 2019 | Cross-Listed/Archives, Featured Posts, In the News, Regions, Women & Leadership, Women & 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 | Nov 26, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, In the News, Women & Leadership, Women & 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 | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Women & Business, Women & Infrastructure, Women & Leadership, Women & Philanthropy, Women & Politics, Women & 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 | Oct 5, 2018 | Featured Posts, In the News, Readings, Women & Leadership, Women & Philanthropy, Women & 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 | Aug 24, 2018 | Elections, Featured Posts, Women & Leadership, Women & 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...
