On June 15th, TrustLaw released a global perception poll of academics, aid professionals, health workers, policy makers, journalists, and development specialists on what in their opinion would be the five most dangerous countries in the world for women. The poll was based upon the levels of discrimination, sexual violence, health, cultural/customary practices, non-sexual violence,...
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Worst Place in the World to be a Woman?
Never Turn Your Head
I recently found out that my nine-year-old niece has to do current event presentations once a week in front of her classroom. This past week she dressed up as a Polish boy, wore the Star of David on her coat, and recited the famous poem by Peter Fischl, “To the Little Polish Boy Standing...
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Reconstructing the Security Paradigm
What does the security of another state have to do with the security of United States? Increasingly think tanks, policymakers, and academics alike are recognizing the power of “soft power” in developing societies. Or rather, they are recognizing that there is a link between the economic development and empowerment of a society and its...
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Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Microfinance
Yesterday the CGA had the honor of having Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation, come talk to us about microfinance. Zafar, a former World Bank employee, discussed the origins of her organization. At the start of her career, Zafar worked in the Water and Sanitation department of the World Bank, and...
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