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VIEWPOINT: Identity is Not for Your Amusement

VIEWPOINT: Identity is Not for Your Amusement

By Lucy Child March 31, 2022

“I’m all about that two-for-one special.” Dumbfounded by the confidence with which he had uttered these words, I was almost certain that I had misheard him. “Excuse me?” He repeated:...

VIEWPOINT: Fight for Women in Finance

VIEWPOINT: Fight for Women in Finance

By Sachi Tejani March 31, 2022

The most recent Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MSB) report on diversity, equity and inclusion reveals that only 36.14% of undergraduate students for the 2020-2021 academic year are...

VIEWPOINT: Find Power in Womanhood

VIEWPOINT: Find Power in Womanhood

By Billie Abdullah March 31, 2022

What has my identity as a woman at Georgetown University meant for me? Well, to answer that question, nothing at all. My identity as a woman is merely a cross section of the totality of my personhood.  This...

Panel: Women’s Inclusion Critical to Climate Action and Development

Panel: Women’s Inclusion Critical to Climate Action and Development

By Sarah Doherty March 25, 2022

Women’s engagement in the transition towards renewable energy is crucial to combating the climate crisis and promoting economic development, panelists said at a March 22 virtual event. During the...

PANEL: United Nations Must Increase Support for Women in Afghanistan

PANEL: United Nations Must Increase Support for Women in Afghanistan

By Yalda Zarrabi March 17, 2022

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate and a holistic human rights approach are crucial steps in combating the Taliban’s efforts to restrict Afghan women and children from...

DC Activists, Students March on White House to Demand Protection for Vulnerable Women in Afghanistan

DC Activists, Students March on White House to Demand Protection for Vulnerable Women in Afghanistan

By Emily Langlois September 2, 2021

CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Shouts of “Biden, protect Afghan women!” and “Don’t abandon Afghan...

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

GIWPS Hosts Event Series on Findings of Gender Equality Report

By Harrison Lee February 4, 2021

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security launched a five-part event series on advancing gender equality, which aims to expand upon and share findings from a GIWPS research report highlighting...

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Georgetown Report Finds Large Disparities, Racial Inequity in US Women’s Well-Being

By Ella Kohler November 12, 2020

Women in the United States vary significantly in terms of well-being depending on the state they live in and their racial identity, according to a study released by Georgetown University’s Institute...

All Female Law Journal Editors-in-Chief Celebrate Womens Suffrage Anniversary

All Female Law Journal Editors-in-Chief Celebrate Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

By Samantha Sinutko February 14, 2020

Editors-in-chief of the top 16 law school journals — for the first time all women — convened Feb. 3 to acknowledge women’s advancement in law in honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The...

VIEWPOINT: Transitions on a Newly Coed Campus

VIEWPOINT: Transitions on a Newly Coed Campus

By Bernadette Savard Tramm January 14, 2020

As astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon in July 1969 forever expanded humanity’s horizons, women setting foot on the Hilltop just a few weeks later transformed Georgetown University...

VIEWPOINT: Challenging The Hoyas Male Culture

VIEWPOINT: Challenging The Hoya’s Male Culture

By Elaine Brousseau January 14, 2020

Somehow, Clifton Daniel was there. It was the 50th anniversary of The Hoya, and the managing editor of The New York Times was at the party at 1789 to help celebrate that milestone. As a lowly headline...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY/FACEBOOK | Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf spoke to two undergraduate international relations classes on Oct. 2.

Empower Women In Leadership, Former Liberian President Says

By Grace Buono October 4, 2019

Evolving cultural attitudes towards women in leadership is crucial for promoting peace, former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday as part of a three-day workshop on conflict recovery.  Sirleaf...

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