The Women and Foreign Policy program is a major component of CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy initiative. The objective of the Women and Foreign Policy program is to bring the status of women firmly into the mainstream foreign policy debate. Thanks in part to its efforts, there is now broad understanding of the importance of women's empowerment to a host of development, health, security, and other global priorities.
The program's current areas of focus include:
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CFR's Isobel Coleman discusses the growing movement of Islamic feminism in light of her new book, Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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Isobel Coleman discusses an emerging movement of Islamic feminism.
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CFR's Senior Fellow Isobel Coleman discusses her new book about the rising empowerment of Muslim women in the Mideast and its potential to transform human rights in the region
It is time for multinational corporations to come to the same realization -- funding education and training female business leaders is good for business.
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Listen to experts give examples of bringing technologies to developing countries and how distribution of these products works.
This session was part of The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series which was made possible by the generous support of ExxonMobil.
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Listen to experts discuss energy challenges facing women in the developing world and how new technologies can improve conditions and save lives.
This session was part of The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series which was made possible by the generous support of ExxonMobil.
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Watch experts give examples of bringing technologies to developing countries and how distribution of these products works.
This session was part of The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series which was made possible by the generous support of ExxonMobil.
See more in Economic Development, Women
Experts give examples of bringing technologies to developing countries and how distribution of these products works.
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Experts address challenges faced by companies producing new technologies for use in the developing world.
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Experts discuss energy challenges facing women in the developing world and how new technologies can improve conditions and save lives.
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Isobel Coleman reviews Yemen by Victoria Clark and I Am Nujood, Aged 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali.
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Isobel Coleman argues that local women can play a role in mitigating the corruption that surrounds humanitarian aid in Somalia.
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Isobel Coleman shows how Muslim women and men are fighting back with progressive interpretations of Islam to support women's rights in a growing movement of Islamic feminism.
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Efforts to provide the world's women with economic and political power are more than just a worthy moral crusade: they represent perhaps the best strategy for pursuing development and stability across the globe.
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