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Women inspect as a house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 3, 2024.
Women inspect as a house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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Women This Week: Women and Girls Facing Severe Challenges as Israel Plans Rafah Invasion

by Noël James May 10, 2024

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 4 to May 10.   Read More

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Female Genital Mutilation Protections at Risk of Reversal in Gambia
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 14 to October 20.
Blog Post by Noël James October 20, 2023 Women Around the World
Inequality
Women This Week: Nobel Prize Winner Highlights Gender Pay Gap
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 7 to October 13.
Blog Post by Noël James October 13, 2023 Women Around the World
Human Trafficking
The Nexus of Human Trafficking, Democracy, and Corruption
The fight against human trafficking in the Northern Triangle and Mexico requires a comprehensive approach that acknowledges the profound impact of corruption and weak or non-existent democratic institutions.
Blog Post by Ann Norris October 12, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Sexual Violence
    Women This Week: Indigenous Women Seek Damages for Involuntary Birth Control
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 30 to October 6.
    Blog Post by Noël James October 6, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Human Rights
    Women This Week: French Athletes Prohibited from Playing in Hijab for 2024 Olympic Games
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 23 to September 29.
    Blog Post by Noël James September 29, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Health Policy and Initiatives
    Women This Week: ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Higher Cancer Rates in Women  
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 16 to September 22.
    Blog Post by Noël James September 22, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Corruption
    Claudia Escobar Mejía: Marshall-Plan Like Effort Needed to Eliminate Corruption in Central America
    Without new measures to build democratic institutions, entrenched corruption, migration, and violence will only get worse.  
    Blog Post by Ann Norris September 22, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Climate Change
    The Energy Transition Is Fueling a Power Transition
    Gender equality is a crucial missing piece of the climate puzzle. If governments want a fighting chance of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy, they must give women more access to inputs, education, and capital.
    Article by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon September 18, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Elections and Voting
    Women This Week: Mexico on Track to Elect First Woman President
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 9 to September 15.
    Blog Post by Noël James September 15, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Iran
    Remembering Mahsa Amini: Women Journalists Advancing Women, Peace & Security Principles
    A look at the role of journalists, especially female journalists, and the mission of Women, Peace, and Security a year after Mahsa Amini's death.
    Blog Post by Kathryn Pilgrim and Joan Johnson-Freese September 14, 2023 Women Around the World