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5 Ways to Enhance Women’s Political Leadership in Africa
Since being elected president of Liberia in 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has led the reconciling and rebuilding of her war-torn country. International and national actors can do more to enable women like her to ascend to high political office throughout Africa. At a recent Wilson Center event, Rhoda Osei-Afful of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development […]
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Africans Mobilize for Women, Peace, and Security
More than 120 men and women from 16 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss creative approaches to increasing the role of women in creating sustainable peace. Nairobi, Kenya – Activists in the West African nation of Guinea have adapted old proverbs to explain why women should be leaders in peace and security. In […]
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Why Pakistan Needs a Few More Good Women
Inclusive Security Action’s Allison Peters writes in Foreign Policy, “Greater female representation in the police force would not only ensure that the Pakistani government can combat internal threats, but it also would encourage more-effective spending of international assistance.” In a new Foreign Policy article, Inclusive Security Action’s Allison Peters and our Women Waging Peace Network […]
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Congress Takes Action for Women in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria
Delegates from Pakistan stand in front of the US Capitol building with Inclusive Security’s Founder and Chair, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, after delivering their recommendations on countering violent extremism to members of Congress in April 2014. The women advocated for prioritizing the recruitment and retention of women in Pakistan’s police force, a provision now included in […]
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VIDEO: Bushra Hyder on Women Moderating Extremism in Pakistan
Living in Pakistan’s most remote and volatile region along the border of Afghanistan—Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)—Bushra Hyder has experienced first-hand the effects of increasing extremist violence in her homeland. In the midst of this, she has led initiatives to help victims recover from trauma, promote moderation of radical ideologies, and teach values of peace to the […]
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Senate Hearing Reignites Hope For CEDAW and I-VAWA
This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), surveying the chamber before her, a room packed with senators, diplomats, feminist leaders, scholars and activists, proudly proclaimed, “I’m looking at an iconic picture here.” At last week’s U.S. Senate Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women’s Issues […]
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‘A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform’ Launches in Palestine
Panelists for the Arabic launch of ‘A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform’ in Ramallah: (from left to right) Fatema Radayda, Ministry of Women’s Affairs; Fadi Touma, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces; Lucy Nusseibeh, Institute of Modern Media; Kristin Williams, The Institute for Inclusive Security; and Lt. Col. Hala Bledi, Ministry of […]
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The Old Boys Club and the Failure of Peacekeeping
Reuters This article was originally published by The Weekly Wonk and syndicated in TIME. Bill Clinton got the photo op handshake but, in the end, failed. So did Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. John Kerry joins a long list of men — Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak, George Mitchell — who have unsuccessfully […]
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Inclusive Security to US Congress: Women’s Inclusion Key to Combatting Violence Against Women
Inclusive Security’s Director Jacqueline O’Neill advised the US Senate yesterday to pursue two goals to reduce global violence against women: bring more women to the peace table to end conflicts, and recruit and promote more women as police and security officers. Invited by Committee Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN), O’Neill testified Tuesday before the Senate […]
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“Women. Seriously!” Campaign Launched at Global Summit in London
Inclusive Security is proud to be part of a new campaign, led by long-time Women Waging Peace Network member Irene Santiago, to recognize the indelible role that women play in building peace and security worldwide. “Women. Seriously!” was launched last week at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and will culminate 16 […]
