March marks the U.S. Congress’s designation of Women’s History Month to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of women throughout history and today. Just recently, on March 8th, International Women’s Day was celebrated. Both events recognize the contribution of women and carried with them calls for action. Against this backdrop is the 24th Anniversary of Read More >
On September 3rd, 2020 the NESA Center hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with The Honorable Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21). Frankel discussed women’s role in security, specifying the importance of closing the gender gap, women’s rights to healthcare, reproductive care, access to education and the value of bipartisanship. NESA Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat shared lessons Read More >
On August 18 the NESA Center hosted a discussion, facilitated by Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, on Women Peace & Security with participants from Jordan with backgrounds in education and journalism. The conversation revolved around the impacts of education, religion, culture, and the economy on women’s equality. Of particular consideration was the impact of regional conflicts on Read More >
On August 6, 2020 the NESA Center hosted a round table discussion on Women, Peace & Security with Dr. Jeni Klugman and Dr. Robert Nagel from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS). The discussion covered the history and work of GIWPS, including the bi-annual WPS Index and their project on assessing the Read More >
On August 5 2020, NESA hosted a discussion on Women, Peace & Security with participants from Tunisia with backgrounds in academia and civil society. The discussion was facilitated by NESA professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat. The role of education and the impact of the Arab Spring on women’s rights in Tunisia were the primary topics of Read More >
ZURICH – It is telling that women feature heavily in the Islamic State’s rise and fall. While ISIS’s craven massacre of Yazidi women in Iraq and Syria helped put it on the map, its gradual downfall is coming partly at the hands of Kurdish women fighting against it on the front lines. It is easy Read More >
At the political level, Egyptian women have always been warring for their rights since the rise of the political currents In order to prove their political existence. The political arena is considered the most prominent fields where women have been struggling for self fulfillment and realization, thus, women’s political role is considered an insurmountable corner Read More >