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Posted on June 24, 2013 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender
The panelists discussed effective ways for engaging women in co

Recently, IREX hosted four experts who offer up much needed wisdom during the panel discussion, “...

Posted on March 5, 2013 - W. Robert Pearson in Gender
Beyond Access team meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi

We’re going to celebrate International Women’s Day this week, and when we do, the ceremonies will focus on outstanding women. These women will be...

Posted on November 25, 2012 - Randal Mason in Gender
16 Days Against Gender Violence

At this year's 16 Days Against Gender Violence kicks off on November 25, we're reminded of how complex and painful the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) is. Human trafficking, domestic violence...

Girl reading in Burkina Faso

When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those...

Posted on March 28, 2012 - in Education, Gender

Last year, Karen Bovard, a teacher from Connecticut, traveled to Indonesia as a fellow of the TEA-ILEP U.S. Teacher Exchange Program. Upon returning, she created an advanced high school course...

Posted on November 3, 2011 - Julia Hon in Education, Research Support, Gender
Julia Hon

The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a nonprofit network of research and training centers in the South Caucasus, recently released a report by Georgian journalist Mariam Naskidashvili...

YTP participants often address child marriage in community plays

I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly  and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the...

When the Thomson Reuters Foundation recently released the results of its poll on “The world’...

Annual observances such as Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are useful tools for highlighting some of the many accomplishments of women as well as drawing much-...