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Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Parliamentary Progress in Japan

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, covering July 12 to July 19, was compiled by Mallory Matheson and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Women and Foreign Policy Program July 19, 2019 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

A Woman on the Moon and Equality on Earth

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and push toward a new frontier in space exploration, it is time to ensure women are equal partners in STEM and space.

Blog Post by Rebecca Turkington and Rebecca Hughes July 18, 2019 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Abortion Law: Global Comparisons

A recent spate of state laws to restrict abortion services in the United States has reignited debate over the procedure. How does the United States’ regulation of abortion compare to the rest of the world?

by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Rebecca Turkington July 15, 2019
Women and Women's Rights

Five Questions on #MeToo in Pakistan: Nighat Dad

In 2017, an unprecedented wave of women’s activism began to sweep the globe. Powered by technology accessible to millions of women for the first time, a new, viral movement ignited the #MeToo campaign around the world. What started online has now sparked the most widespread cultural reckoning on the rights of women in history, with international implications for women’s participation in the private sector, politics, and peacemaking. The #MeToo Moment Series features interviews with these women leaders and advocates globally.

Blog Post by Meighan Stone July 15, 2019 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Women on the Blockchain: Moving Beyond “Blockchain Bros”

Cryptocurrencies have the potential to radically alter the world's financial systems. But could they also upend inequality?

Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Guest Blogger for Women Around the World July 10, 2019 Women Around the World
Southeast Asia

The United Nations’ Failures in Myanmar: Lessons Learned?

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick July 10, 2019 Asia Unbound

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Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies (ON LEAVE)

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Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Jerome Alan Cohen

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies

Joshua Kurlantzick

Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia

Catherine Powell

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

Nigeria

More Trouble Between Nigeria’s Shia Minority and the Police

Blog Post by John Campbell July 10, 2019 Africa in Transition
China

Is China Undermining Human Rights at the United Nations?

Under President Xi Jinping, China is pressing the United Nations’ human rights body to favor national sovereignty and development over calling out domestic rights abuses.

In Brief by Lindsay Maizland July 9, 2019
Venezuela

The Venezuelan Exodus

More than three million Venezuelans have fled poverty, hunger, violence, and persecution in recent years, journeying throughout the Americas and Southern Europe.

by Rocio Cara Labrador July 8, 2019
Women and Women's Rights

Going for the Goal: Will the 2019 World Cup be a Game Changer for Women's Soccer?

The FIFA Women’s World Cup enters the semi-finals, capping off a tournament that has broken numerous records for women’s soccer. What will it mean for the future of the sport?

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Women and Foreign Policy Program July 1, 2019 Women Around the World
Refugees and Displaced Persons

The World Has Lost the Will to Deal With the Worst Refugee Crisis Since World War II

Countries have done too little to fix a broken humanitarian system.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 1, 2019 The Internationalist
Labor and Employment

Women This Week: ILO Institutionalizes #MeToo

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, covering June 21 to June 28, was compiled by Mallory Matheson and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Women and Foreign Policy Program June 28, 2019 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

A Bipartisan Promise: The United States Will Advance Women’s Roles in Security

On June 13, CFR Senior Fellow Jamille Bigio testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing on “Women in Conflict: Advancing Women's Role in Peace and Security.” During the hearing, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) cited CFR’s research on women’s representation in peace negotiations.

Blog Post by Jamille Bigio June 27, 2019 Women Around the World
Global

Same-Sex Marriage: Global Comparisons

A growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, but opposition remains strong in many countries.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter and Danielle Renwick June 27, 2019
Immigration and Migration

Bringing a Gender Lens to the Immigration Debate

Adjunct Senior Fellow Catherine Powell presided over a CFR roundtable, “Bringing a Gender Lens to Immigration: Domestic Violence–Based Asylum and Family Separation” with Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants’ Rights Project, and Sandra Park, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project.

Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Guest Blogger for the Women and Foreign Policy Program June 24, 2019 Women Around the World

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