by Stephenie Foster | Nov 10, 2021 | Featured Posts, In the News, Uncategorized, Women and Civil Society, Women in Asia/Pacific, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
This article first appeared on Just Security, November 9, 2021. Since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in mid-August, the world has witnessed stories of perseverance, heroism, and heartache as Afghans flee their country. But almost 40 million Afghans remain in...
by Stephenie Foster | 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,...
by Stephenie Foster | 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...
by Stephenie Foster | 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...
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 | May 23, 2020 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
This piece originally appeared in Diplomatic Courier; its co-authors are Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham. Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the role of gender in society sharply into focus. As we look at the impact of the pandemic in subjects as diverse...
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 | Aug 5, 2019 | Featured Posts, Women in Leadership, Women in Politics
Today, more women than men vote in the United States. For example, in the 2016 election, 55 percent of American women voted; only 52 percent of men voted. Women voters are courted by both political parties and by candidates, and our voting behavior is constantly...
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 | 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 | 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...
