For Ukraine, There is No Peace Without Justice and No Recovery Without...
As we commemorate the second anniversary of Russia’s inhumane and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is crucial to recognize the pivotal role that women have played in Ukraine’s ongoing fight...
View ArticleThe Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker Q&A
This month, we released the first stage of our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker at the Carnegie Corporation of New York headquarters to meet the urgent need for gender-sensitive insight into...
View ArticleTake a Course on Gender, Diversity, or Identity in Global Affairs This Fall
Georgetown University offers a broad variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in which students critically engage with the most pressing contemporary issues using a gender lens or intersectional...
View ArticleReflections on the Six-Month Anniversary of the Conflict in Israel and Palestine
On October 4, 2023—just three days before Hamas’ October 7th attack—thousands of women gathered at Jerusalem’s Tolerance Monument for a rally and march organized by the Israeli group Women Wage Peace...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Fellowship Q&A with 2023-2024 HRC Fellow...
The Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) Research Fellowship is a one-year program that provides unique opportunities for a recent Georgetown University master’s or PhD level graduate to conduct rigorous,...
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Women’s rights champion Sima Samar headlines third annual retreat for Afghan...
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) hosted its third annual retreat for Afghan women leaders last week. The leaders gathered to hone their advocacy skills and coordinate...
View ArticleThe powerful legacy of women’s leadership in Northern Ireland and The...
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) returned to Dublin, Ireland to highlight women’s leadership in politics and peacebuilding across the island. Former President of Ireland...
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Georgetown launches global index on women’s status in London
The world is seeing a concerted effort to diminish women’s rights in 2024, from the Taliban’s campaign of gender apartheid in Afghanistan, to the widespread use of conflict-related sexual violence in...
View ArticleThe Sexualized Dimensions of Torture in the Independent International...
The scale of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has created a new public reckoning on the sexual dimensions of inhumane treatment in Ukraine and other parts of the world. Despite the long and...
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Georgetown Students Earn Certificate in Gender, Peace and Security
Congratulations to the 15 Georgetown students who earned our graduate certificate in Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) this academic year. This year’s graduating cohort represents 10 Master’s programs...
View ArticleGIWPS Convenes Sudanese Women Peacebuilders in Kampala for Conference on the...
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security convened Sudanese women peacebuilders in Kampala, Uganda last month to discuss the current crisis, explore lessons learned from the past, and...
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GIWPS informs the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference
Our Executive Director Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Policy Associate Ana Lejava just returned from the first-ever truly gender and civil society-inclusive Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted by the...
View ArticleOpen Letter: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Subject: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III We, the undersigned participants in the 2024 Global Women Leaders Summit, call for Afghan women’s...
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Highlights from the 56th session of the Human Rights Council
GIWPS joined this year’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to call for the codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, in solidarity with Afghan and Iranian women. We also...
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on accountability for war...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Matviichuk, led a discussion to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict at an...
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Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy...
Download the Statement Three years have passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, the situation for the people of Afghanistan has grown increasingly grave. The Taliban regime...
View ArticleTake a Course in Gender, Diversity, or Global Affairs This Fall
This fall, Georgetown University offers a variety of graduate courses that leverage a gender lens to explore some of the most pressing global issues. There are also a number of undergraduate classes...
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Onward for Afghan Women Initiative: 2024 Highlights
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) works alongside our Afghan partners to advocate for women and girls in Afghanistan, who face some of the worst discrimination in the...
View ArticlePolitical leaders and peacebuilders gathered for this year’s Global Women...
High-level political leaders came together with grassroots peacebuilders at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in June. There, the leaders discussed climate change, women’s political...
View ArticleCelebrating 33 Years of Ukraine’s Independence
Today, Ukraine’s independence, democracy, territorial integrity, and very identity are under assault by Russia. Despite Putin’s determination to erase Ukrainian culture and heritage, Ukraine continues...
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