Gender and Peacebuilding
Latest from USIP on Gender and Peacebuilding
- May 9, 2013 | Event
On May 9th the Institute held the inaugural Sheikha Fatima Lectureship at its headquarters in recognition of women as messengers of peacebuilding. This event featured four distinguished women leaders who examined the critical importance and the impact of communicating stories of women and peacebuilding through media, public affairs, film, and philanthropy.
- May 6, 2013 | Course
Learn how to develop effective strategies for establishing stable institutions and a robust civil society, including how to address the interplay among issues of corruption, accountability, rule of law, elections, political party development, public administration, and economic reconstruction in divided societies.
- April 26, 2013 | Publication
Civic groups and activists are playing an increasing role in and at the margins of peace negotiations, and their involvement can be pivotal for long-term success in carrying out the results. USIP Senior Program Officer Ginny Bouvier examines the trend and its benefits.
- April 26, 2013 | Publication
A new Peace Brief details the lessons learned and best practices on engaging men in support of women’s rights and empowerment in South Asia and the Middle East. It is based on a November 2012 forum organized by USIP’s Center for Gender and Peacebuilding.
- April 16, 2013 | Publication
“Every time I walk out of my house, I never think that I can return,” said the petite activist whose diminutive frame belied the threats she’s faced down as a land-rights campaigner in Cambodia. She joins a Palestinian businesswoman and a Brazilian police chief to discuss what drives them to push for change in their societies.
- April 4, 2013 | Event
The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Bernstein Family Foundation, convened a panel discussion with women leaders from Brazil, Cambodia, and Palestine on April 4 at USIP. These 2013 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award honorees offered unique perspectives on working with government and civil society, and on the importance of an enabling environment that supports their work.
- March 29, 2013 | Publication
Leaders of Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi and Cape Verde explain their approaches to governing to achieve stability and economic development during a discussion at USIP. The group visited Washington as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to promote examples of good governance and economic growth in Africa.
- March 21, 2013 | Publication
International Women of Courage awardee, Second Lieutenant Malalai Bahaduri, recently met with USIP staff, members of civil society and the U.S./Afghan Women’s Council to speak about how she became a successful police officer in Afghanistan and the new challenges she expects to face with the 2014 withdrawal of the coalition forces.
- March 21, 2013 | Publication
A two-year project involving theater organizations in Afghanistan to convey lessons on the rule of law and conflict resolution brought the arts to remote locations, safe houses for youth and even women’s prisons. USIP examines the benefits and challenges of this grant project.
- March 18, 2013 | Publication
To the backdrop of stunning photographs illustrating the achievements and remaining hurdles for women in Afghanistan, a USIP expert and the recipient of a U.S. award for courage joined other advocates in an urgent call for more Afghan women to be consulted in major decisions of the transition.
- March 15, 2013 | Publication
USIP’s director of the Gender and Peacebuilding Center, Kathleen Kuehnast, participated in the Senate Military Family Caucus annual Joint Services Women’s History Month congressional event on March 13 hosted by Caucus co-chairs, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC). This year’s event highlighted the diverse ways women serve their communities and our nation.
- March 8, 2013 | Publication
The unprecedented role of women in the Arab uprisings doesn’t mean life is getting easier for them as the world marks International Women’s Day. A joint USIP/Wilson Center project asked 10 women leaders from the region how government and civil society can combat gender-based violence.
- March 5, 2013 | Course
Learn how to strengthen the capacity of individuals, institutions, and society as a whole in post-conflict environments. Master the transfer of knowledge including adult learning principles, building rapport, developing conflict sensitivity, assessing local capacity, and supporting local ownership and sustainability.
- February 25, 2013 | Publication
Daisy Khan, an activist for Muslim women’s rights, has a list – 10 practices related to women that are often carried out in the name of Islam. She and other panelists, including USIP experts, discuss ways to engage men in the cause of protecting and empowering women in conflict zones.
- February 25, 2013 | Course
Learn how to use Intergroup Dialogue (ID) to engage alienated groups in safe conversation about their identities with the goal of improving understanding, dismantling perceptions of the “other,” and creating alliances that help pave the way to greater intergroup cooperation and peaceful coexistence.