Press
Women in Charge: A New Record?
This article was originally published by Politico. When British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met recently in Berlin for the first time since May had taken her new post, it wasn’t just a dramatic moment in itself—two female leaders of two of the world’s most powerful countries standing side by side […]
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What Clinton’s Candidacy Means to Women Worldwide
This article was originally published by Public Radio International. She doesn’t talk about it much on the campaign trail. But as she is lauded at home with a historic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton is being praised abroad for decades of quiet work that put the rights of women around the world at the top of […]
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VIDEO: Put the People at the Center
Stella Sabiiti, a refugee from Uganda, reflects on the exclusivity of the Darfur peace process. She also discusses how far the peacebuilding world has come in terms of inclusion, particularly through the creation of national action plans.
Press
South Sudan in Focus
This segment was originally published by Voice of America. At the United States of Women Summit, Inclusive Security’s Program Manager for South Sudan and Sudan, Kelly Case, spoke to Voice of America about why women’s participation is the key to making South Sudan’s peace process sustainable. Drawing on new research and historical examples, she explains […]
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Countering Violent Extremism Depends on Women
This article, by Jillian Slutzker, was originally published by Creative Associates International. Women can and should play a larger role in identifying and reducing the root causes that drive individuals to radicalization and possible violent extremism, according to experts at the CVE Symposium in Washington, D.C. “Exclusion breeds conflict and the processes that are used […]
Big Idea, Press
How Getting Women Involved Can Combat Extremism and Save Lives
This article was published by PBS NewsHour. As increasingly costly, disruptive and deadly conflicts unfold around the world, a House hearing last week highlighted that when women participate in negotiations, the resulting agreement is 35 percent more likely to last at least 15 years. “Think about the lives saved and economies maintained by a 35 […]
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Balance Aside, Experts Tout Vital Role Women Play in Peace Talks
This article was originally published by Courthouse News Service. On heightened alert after terrorist attacks in Brussels that morning, members of Congress focused Tuesday on the vital role women play in countering violent extremism. When women participate in peacemaking efforts, those processes result in agreements 98 percent of the time, and are 35 percent more […]
Press
Women in Arms
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe. Empowering women living in the midst of conflict and civil unrest may be one of the most sensible and effective ways to build peace. “The hypothesis is that women are quicker to compromise, that they know how to get into places that men can’t go because […]
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Ambassador Swanee Hunt: “That’s What Will Give Us Another World”
During her tenure as US Ambassador to Austria, Swanee Hunt helped organize the first commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre. In this video, she recalls “a turning point in my life”—when a Bosnian widow chose forgiveness over hatred. The woman’s words—”We are all mothers”—moved her to consider women’s powerful and underutilized role in creating peace. (Footage […]
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Top General: Inclusion Will Make Us Stronger
USSOCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel talks about why the decision to open all military positions, careers fields, and specialties to women will make the military stronger.
