| | | | Gender and Conflict: Inclusive Responses within the WPS AgendaJoin WIIS and the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington DC for a virtual policy roundtable discussion highlighting the causes and gendered impacts of conflict-related sexual violence on all individuals. Panelists will discuss how the adoption of a comprehensive and inclusive gender perspective can build, complement, and strengthen prevention, protection, and participation at the global and regional levels. This event will feature opening remarks from the Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States, Ambassador Georg Sparber, and will be followed by a discussion with expert panelists Charu Lata Hogg (Executive Director of the All Survivors Project), Razia Sayad (Former Child Rights Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission) and Grace Ndirangu (Gender, Economic Inclusion, and Peacebuilding Officer in Nairobi, Kenya). This event will be moderated by Ariela Blätter (President & CEO of Women In International Security). | | | Advancing Gender Representation and Equality in the European Union In 2020, the European Union (EU) introduced its first Gender Equality Strategy, and with its first female president, Ursula von der Leyen, gender equality and gender mainstreaming became a top priority for the EU Commission. A flurry of commitments have been presented but a persistent gap exists between institutional statements and the reality on the ground. To achieve equal representation and access to political power, women in the EU have to overcome many roadblocks. Challenges are especially persistent in the fields of trade and foreign and security policy. Learn more about how the EU is carrying out its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 here. Join Women in International Security and the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program for a conversation on December 8 at 10 AM (EST) about the factors that influence gender representation and ways to increase women’s access to civilian and military missions in the EU. This event will feature remarks from Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, (Fellow at the Wilson Center) Karin Johnston, (Adjunct Professor at the School of International Service at American University & Senior Fellow at WIIS ), Michelle Egan (Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam at the School of International Service at American University) and Roberta Guerrina (Professor of Politics and Director of the Gender Research Centre at the University of Bristol). This event will be moderated by Ariela Blätter (President & CEO of Women In International Security). | | | | Afghanistan: Humanitarian Emergency and Gender ExclusionJoin WIIS and the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington D.C. on December 9, 2021, at 11:00 AM (EST) for a virtual policy roundtable examining the current situation facing women and children in Afghanistan from a political, social, legal, economic and humanitarian perspective as well as the role of the international community in response to the crisis. This event will feature remarks from H.E Adela Raz (Afghan Ambassador to the United States), Mr. Georg Sparber (the Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States) and Belquis Ahmadi (Senior Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace). | | | Pathways to Justice: Gender-Based Violence and the Rule of Law
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects one in three women worldwide, making it an urgent and important policy challenge. Many countries around the world have passed laws intended to protect women from violence, and yet violence persists. Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness of the perils women face from gender-based violence—what has come to be known as the “shadow pandemic”—but it has also aggravated risk factors while increasing barriers to protection, support, and justice. WIIS is cosponsoring the Wilson Center’s launch of an edited report focused on the intersection of gender-based violence and the rule of law. This compilation examines how legal frameworks, judicial system responses, and public policy contribute to the ways in which gender-based violence is—and is not—addressed around the world. The publication aims to provide insight into the complicated challenge of gender-based violence and the successes and failures of various public policy responses. Ultimately, it will make the case for why addressing gender-based violence matters and will offer recommendations for a path forward. | | |
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