In the 2019 Global Fragility Act, the U.S government lays out a transformative and innovative approach to prevent violent conflict and address the root causes of state fragility. Still, the Act fails to acknowledge the vital role gender sensitivity can and should play in stabilization programs. This policy brief argues that a course correction is still possible and that incorporating intersectional and gender-sensitive components will strengthen the Act’s efficacy and better serve groups in need. | | | | | Gender and Conflict: Inclusive Responses within the WPS AgendaOn December 2, 2021, WIIS and the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington DC held a virtual policy roundtable discussion highlighting the causes and gendered impacts of conflict-related sexual violence on all individuals. Panelists discussed 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 featured opening remarks from the Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States, Ambassador Georg Sparber, and was 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 was 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. Read WIIS' Policy Brief here. On December 8, 2021, Women In International Security and the Wilson Center's Global Europe Program held a virtual conversation about the factors that influence gender representation and ways to increase women’s access to civilian and military missions in the EU. This event featured 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 was moderated by Ariela Blätter (President & CEO of Women In International Security). | | | | Afghanistan: Humanitarian Emergency and Gender ExclusionOn December 9, 2021, WIIS and the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington D.C. held 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 featured remarks from H.E Adela Raz (Afghan Ambassador to the United States), Mr. Georg Sparber (the Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States), Belquis Ahmadi (Senior Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace), Metra Mehran (Scholarship Program Director at Women Scholarship Endowment Program and Co-Founder, Feminine Perspectives Campaign) and Anne Richard (Former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (2012-2017) and Distinguished Fellow, Freedom House). This event was moderated by Ariela Blätter (President & CEO of Women In International Security). | | |
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