Baroness May Blood, interviewed in Cambridge, Massachusetts by the Institute for Inclusive Security, discusses the differences in approaches to leadership between men and women. She advocates for more women to join politics and mentor others.
Former Minister Vjosa Dobruna of Kosovo discusses the value of partnerships that must be developed to create good policy. She presents a strong argument for making sure women are involved in post-conflict reconstruction.
Monica McWilliams of Northern Ireland describes her experiences as a negotiator for peace. As a member of the Women Waging Peace Network, Ms. McWilliams has been able to share her experiences and expertise with women leaders across the globe.
This article was originally published by Enough Project. The Institute for Inclusive Security recently wrapped up its annual conference that brings some of the women in the organization’s impressive global network together face-to-face to discuss the challenges and victories they’ve had as prominent leaders in their own countries. This year’s participants came from Rwanda, Pakistan, […]
This article was originally published by Save Darfur/United to End Genocide. This week, the African Union/United Nations Chief Mediator Djibril Bassolé will begin consultations with 150 Darfuri civil society representatives in Doha, Qatar. Rather than focusing on this important gathering though, the media over the weekend strangely focused on the postponement of negotiations between the […]
This article was originally published by Enough Project. Speaking last week at a panel discussion hosted by the Nobel Women’s Initiative in Washington, D.C., Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai discussed prospects for peace in Sudan and had these wise words on the future of a credible peace process in Darfur and throughout the country: “It is […]
This article was originally published by Governance Village. Last week, as a group of eleven women passed through security at a federal building in Washington, DC, a security guard asked where the group was from. “Sudan,” one of them answered. “Where are the men?” he followed-up. After a brief pause, one replied, “At home, fighting […]
At the Club of Madrid’s 2008 conference on Global Leadership for Shared Societies, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, chair of the Institute for Inclusive Security, conducted interviews with 15 Club of Madrid members on the importance of women’s leadership in politics and peace processes.
This article was originally published by Enough Project. The innovative Institute for Inclusive Security, which includes the equally impressive Women Waging Peace Network, hosted its tenth annual Policy Forum today in Washington. The forum marked the end of a colloquium that brought together 21 women leaders from 12 conflict and post-conflict areas around the world, […]
