Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable Series
Director: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program
December 1, 2010 - Present
Meetings
Conference Panel Session
Women, War, and Peace: Lessons from the Field
Speaker:
Ryan Crocker, Kissinger Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale UniversityPresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
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Journey Through Transition: Women Leading Change in The Middle East and North Africa
Speakers:
Marianne Nagui Hanna Ibrahim, Co-founder and Executive Manager, Al-Gisr Center for Development and Dialogue, Souad Slaoui, Professor of Linguistics, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben AbdellahPresider:
Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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The Unfinished Revolution: The Global Fight for Women’s Rights
Speakers:
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations, Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch, Hibaaq Osman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, KaramaPresider:
Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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Women's Economic Empowerment: The Progress of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative and the Value of Investing in Female Entrepreneurs
Speakers:
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-large, Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State, Dina Habib Powell, President, Goldman Sachs Foundation, Sarah Kambou, President, International Center for Research on Women, Divya Keshav, 10,000 Women Graduate, Delhi, and Owner, Krishna PrinternationalPresider:
Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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The Battle for Justice in Afghanistan
Speakers:
Kimberley Motley, Founder and Partner, Motley Legal Services, Tanaz Eshaghian, Documentary FilmmakerPresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls
Speaker:
Mara Hvistendahl, Correspondent, Science MagazinePresiders:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations, Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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21st Century Warfare: Female Engagement Teams
Speakers:
Zoe Bedell, Analyst, Foros LLC and Former Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Claire Russo, CFR International Affairs Fellow, Institute for Inclusive Security, Civilian Adviser to the U.S. Army, and Former Lieutenant, U.S. Marine CorpsPresiders:
Colonel Kathryn Burba, USA, Military Fellow, U.S. Army, Council on Foreign Relations, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Unlocking Potential: The Fight to Eradicate Child Marriage
Speakers:
Yasmeen Hassan, Global Director, Equality Now, Anju Malhotra, Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Impact, International Center for Research on WomenPresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Taking Stock of Conflicts in Colombia, Liberia, Bosnia, and Afghanistan: Women, War & Peace
Speaker:
Abigail E. Disney, Cocreator, Women, War & Peace and Founder, Daphne FoundationPresiders:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations, Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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Why Women Matter in Peacebuilding
Speakers:
Michelle Bachelet, Undersecretary General and Executive Director, UN Women, Carla Koppell, Senior Coordinator, Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USAID, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers, United Nations (2011-2012) and Cofounder, International Civil Society Action Network, Rosa Brooks, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Former Special Coordinator for Rule of Law and Humanitarian Policy, U.S. Department of DefensePresiders:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director of Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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Human Trafficking: A Conversation with Civil Courage Prize Winners Lydia Cacho Ribeiro and Triveni Acharya
Speakers:
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, Founder and Director, Refuge Center for Abused Women; Author of Slaves of Power: A Journey to the Heart of World Sex Trafficking of Women, Triveni Acharya, President, Rescue FoundationPresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Women, War & Peace
Speakers:
Abigail E. Disney, Co-creator, Women, War & Peace, Pamela Hogan, Co-creator, Women, War & Peace, Gini Reticker, Co-creator, Women, War & Peace, Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Executive Director, Women Peace and Security Network–Africa (WIPSEN)Presider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Conflict, Gender, and Civic Participation in Afghanistan
Speaker:
Samantha Leader, Former Regional Program Manager and Chief Technical Adviser, United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UN-HABITAT)Presider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Deputy Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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What Next in Afghanistan? Women and the Way Forward
Speakers:
Sarah R. Bennett, Loyola College in Maryland, Peggy McKean, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Achieving Reconstruction and Sustainable Development in Afghanistan: What’s Working and Why
Speakers:
Jennifer P. Holt, Deputy Director for Global Operations, Peace Dividend Trust, Michael S. Bowers, Regional Program Director, Central Asia, South and East Asia, Mercy CorpsPresider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Women Rebuilding Afghanistan: A Conversation with Bpeace and Afghan Hands
Speakers:
Toni Maloney, Co-Founder and CEO, Business Council for Peace, Matin Maulawizada, Founder, Afghan Hands Inc.Presider:
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Fellow and Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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