Women Making an Impact

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In Afghanistan, Hell is Freezing Over

In Afghanistan, Hell is Freezing Over

In Conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee

In Conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee

An Anniversary in Bosnia, and How Women Found Justice

An Anniversary in Bosnia, and How Women Found Justice

Marie Yovanovitch Launches an Insurrection

Marie Yovanovitch Launches an Insurrection

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Why Women?

Women Laughing Women are crucial to preventing violence, stopping war, and rebuilding after deadly conflict.

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Rwandan Women Rising

Faces of several network members When Rwandan women helped save their country after genocide, they created a model for lasting security in countries worldwide.

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About Our Founder

Swanee Hunt For nearly two decades, Ambassador Swanee Hunt has been a pioneer in defining and advocating for inclusive security.

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Women Making an Impact

What One Rwandan Political Leader Learned from Listening to the Grassroots

South Sudan

A More Inclusive Future for South Sudan

Mossarat

Peace Activist Mossarat Qadeem Enlists Mothers to Fight Terrorism in Pakistan

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How Liberian Women Organized a Sex Strike and Helped End a War

This Rwandan Woman’s Journey to Elected Office Began in the US

How One Woman Walked Into the Forest and Helped Reconcile Her Country

Alaa

The Power of Libya’s Female Arms Dealers

Syria journalist

Female Journalist Risks Prison—Or Worse—to Report on Syria’s Civil War

Peshawar

Fear and Hope in Peshawar

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