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Q&A: Israel’s WePower Working to Get Women Elected to Office

by Stephenie Foster | May 22, 2012 | Women in Leadership, Women in Politics

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...

Huffington Post: U.N. Women’s Michelle Bachelet: An Effective Advocate for the World’s Women

by Stephenie Foster | May 15, 2012 | Women in Leadership, Women in Politics

My latest on The Huffington Post – special thanks to Women’s Foreign Policy Group for hosting the recent lunch with Michelle Bachelet from UN Women.

Q & A: Aida Daguda on Her Work in Bosnia Herzegovina

by Stephenie Foster | May 9, 2012 | Women in Politics

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...

Reflections on My Week in Bosnia Herzegovina

by Stephenie Foster | May 2, 2012 | Women in Politics

Simple statements don’t do justice to the complicated reality of politics and daily life in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH). The press release sounds like many others but there is so much more to say: “The Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy, as part of the...

My Recent Podcast on Women’s Political Participation

by Stephenie Foster | Mar 10, 2012 | Women in Politics

In honor of International Womens Day, I recorded this podcast on womens political participation globally, as well as new gender policies at USAID and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). It was a great honor, and also a lot of fun to do. Many...

Women World Leaders – Summer 2012

by Stephenie Foster | May 13, 2011 | Women in Leadership, Women in Politics

Globally, the political empowerment of women was one of the defining characteristics of the 20th century. Women fought for and gained the right to vote in most countries in the 20th century and have increasingly run for, and been elected to, office. In addition to...

Why Aren’t Women Running for Student Government?

by Stephenie Foster | Mar 17, 2011 | Women in Politics

Why is this the case? This is very troubling, as it highlights that these norms around women running for office start early. As the article notes, at American Univeristy, the WOmen & Politics Institute has worked on encouraging more owmen to run for student...

Senator Mikulski Reaches Historic Milestone

by Stephenie Foster | Jan 9, 2011 | Women in Politics

Senator Mikulski Becomes Longest Serving Woman Senator in US History Today, January 5, 2011, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) became the longest serving woman in the US Senate. Her accomplishments are legendary and historic. Among Mikulski’s many firsts is that...
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