Events

Book Talk | Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation with Leslie T. Chang

Mar 19, 2024 | Wilson Center
5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center and Online EVENT S

The Middle East Program (MEP)’s Middle East Women's initiative is pleased to host former Wall Street Journal journalist Leslie T. Chang for a discussion about…

BOLD 2024 - Women and Climate

Mar 7, 2024 | Women and Climate
online

Join us virtually on March 7, 2024 where we will convene experts and our global community on BOLD conversations for International Women’s Day!

Discourse and gender-based violence

Mar 7, 2024 | Centre de prévention de la radicalisation menant à la violence
Online

The zoom link to access the webinar is sent on the email registered at the time of registration and in a reminder email sent by…

Gender Equality and women empowerment

Feb 21, 2024 | Netherland Chamber of Commerce in Japan
L'espace@CCIFJ

The Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) released its Recommendations in December 2023 during the G7 Hiroshima Summit Follow-up at the United Nations University Headquarters. The…

Gender inclusive peacebuilding: perspectives from practitioners

Feb 20, 2024 | UNFICYP
Ledra Palace Hotel, UN buffer zone

What to expect?

Interactive hybrid workshops facilitated by peacebuilding and conflict management expert Dr. Hrach Gregorian, President of the Institute of World Affairs, who will share…

Fundamentals of Negotiation and Peacebuilding Workshops: Gender Inclusive Practices

Feb 20, 2024 | UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Online

Interactive hybrid workshops facilitated by peacebuilding and conflict management expert Dr. Hrach Gregorian, President of the Institute of World Affairs, who will share global perspectives…

Women’s Participation in Land Governance in the Mekong: Moving Beyond Quotas to Meaningful Inputs and Influence

Feb 15, 2024 | Mekong Region Land Governance Project
Online

Join us in a webinar that will shine light on two groundbreaking reports concerning gender and land governance in the Mekong region. The reports, "Outlook…

Event: Art of Freedom of Freedom Project Exhibit: Gender and Peace, Sharing narratives of Afghan Women through art.

Feb 9, 2024 | York University and Kabul Arts Kafe
Online

Presented by Shataakshi Verma, Art of Freedom Project in collaboration with The Centre for Feminist Research at York University and the Kabul Arts Kafe.

Gender Equality to Solve the Climate Emergency

Jan 25, 2024 | UNESCO
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Climate emergencies are not gender neutral. In fact, the degradation of the planet’s natural systems has a disproportionate effect on women and girls.

UNESCO’s International Day of…

Empowering Women, Public Space and Climate Change - Talks

Jan 18, 2024 | BIDs Belgium & City Space Architecture
Online

The sessions of Empowering Women, Public Space and Cimate Change Talks, combine our past topics of Public Space and Climate Change. Partnering together with Her City a…

EU-Western Balkans Summit – breaking the social stalemate: women, youth and justice

Dec 7, 2023 | Friends of Europe
Online

As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on and soon enters its second year, geopolitical struggles remain at the top of Europe’s agenda and underpin the…

Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat

Dec 4, 2023 | Wilson Center
Virtual

Why was it possible for the US to have women astronauts thirty years before women in combat? The answer, Sarah Percy argues, is that a…

Launch of the Toolkit on Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 30, 2023 | Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Please join us to launch the Toolkit on Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding! The Toolkit is designed to help practitioners navigate the particular set of challenges faced when performing monitoring and…

Global Conference on Gender and Environment Data

Nov 28, 2023 - Nov 29, 2023 | COP28
Expo City, Dubai, UAE

As part of existing global efforts to expand the understanding of the gender-environment nexus, the Offices of the President of the 28th Conference of the…

The WSP Agenda and the Promise of a Feminist Theory of Power-sharing with Siobhan Byrne, University of Alberta

Nov 6, 2023 | Women and Public Policy Program
Rubenstein 414ab (ellwood Democracy Lab) + Virtual Via Zoom

Two powerful United Nations-led norms in conflict resolution and peace-building emerged at roughly the same time in the 1990s: power-sharing, which requires rival ethnic groups…

Feminist Action at the Negotiation Table: 2010-2016 Colombian Peace Talks with Elizabeth Corredor, Bryn Mawr College

Oct 30, 2023 | Women and Public Policy Program
Rubenstein 414ab (ellwood Democracy Lab) + online

Gender mainstreaming and peacemaking are fundamentally about spurring institutional change. Much of the literature on gendering peace negotiations does not explicitly address the institutional nature…

Why Does Gender Matter in a ‘Just Transition’?

Oct 26, 2023 | International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
online

The climate crisis is already having catastrophic consequences for millions of people and their livelihoods, and for ecosystems, biodiversity and economies. In the effort to…

Peace Begins with Her - Inside Out Group Action

Oct 25, 2023 | United Nations Peacekeeping
United Nations Visitors Entrance - 46th St & 1st Ave, New York City

We invite you to celebrate the remarkable role of women building and protecting peace around the world for an exciting Inside Out action at 10 a.m. -…

Her Power 2023

Oct 25, 2023 | Foreign Policy
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL | WASHINGTON, DC

Putting women's rights at the heart of global progress.Gender inequality plays a central role in many of the thorny issues faced today. Women are differently,…

Event Series on Gender Equality and the European Green Deal (multiple webinars)

Oct 24, 2023 - Nov 14, 2023 | European Institute for Gender Equality
online

In October, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will release its annual Gender Equality Index to provide updates on the progress of gender equality…

The Politics of Transforming Masculinities in the Wake of Conflict with David Duriesmith, University of Sheffield

Oct 23, 2023 | Women and Public Policy Program
online

David Duriesmith will discuss how masculinities that normalize, promote, and reward men’s use of violence after armed conflict has ceased represent an enduring challenge for…

SecurityWomen Conference 2023

Oct 18, 2023 | SecurityWomen
Virtual

➢ Hear from distinguished experts in the field of defence, security and gender how women are shaping security and making a difference.

➢ Participate in discussions…

Rebel Women in the Civil War Peace Process with Jakana Thomas, University of California San Diego

Oct 16, 2023 | Women and Public Policy Program
Rubenstein 414ab (ellwood Democracy Lab) + Virtual Via Zoom

In this talk, based on her forthcoming articles in the Journal of Politics and the American Political Science Review, Jakana Thomas—Associate Professor in the School…

Launch of "Environment and Security"

Oct 3, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE
online

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE will convene an online launch of Environment and Security.  The launch will take place Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from…

MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace

Oct 2, 2023 - Dec 15, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Environmental Law Institute, Duke University, UC-Irvine, UNEP, Columbia University, and the SDG Academy
online

EnPAx and its partners are delighted to announce that we are offering our massive open online course (MOOC) on "Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace" for…

The Role of Women and Youth in Peace and Security in Latin America

Sep 21, 2023 | World Affairs Council of Western Michigan
Online and Piazza of the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center (on the same floor of the Auditorium)

In recent decades, Latin American countries are building more peaceful societies—but are still struggling to consolidate democratic principles while residual armed conflict, high levels of…

Climate Change and Women: A Construction Industry NGO's Action Plan

Sep 20, 2023 | The Climate Group | Women Builders Council
hybrid

Climate Change, the construction industry, and women form a special relationship that demands a clear course of action to mitigate and reduce the impact of…

Supporting LGBTQ People's Engagement in the Women, Peace & Security Agenda

Sep 18, 2023 | Centre for Gender in Politics
Online

Despite 20+ years of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 1325, and continued discussions of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, many implementing the agenda…

WECAN Climate Justice Forum 2023 (multiple webinars)

Sep 15, 2023 - Sep 23, 2023 | Women's Earth & Climate Action Network, International (WECAN)
in-person and online

As the world prepares for COP28 during the UN Climate Ambition Summit, UN General Assembly and Climate Week in September, global climate justice movements are…

One Year After Mahsa Amini’s Death: The Impact of Female Protests in Iran

Sep 12, 2023 | Wilson Center
6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center and Online

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old student, died on September 16, 2022 after an altercation with Iran’s Morality Police for improper hijab. One year after her tragic…