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Women participate in a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 25, 2024.
Women participate in a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Irina Dambrauskas

Women This Week: Crime of Femicide May be Removed From Argentina’s Penal Code

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 25 to January 31.

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Climate Change
Women This Week: Deadlock at COP29 to Update UN Action Plan on Gender and Climate
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 16 to November 22.
Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Online Abuse Against Women Surges After U.S. Election
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 9 to November 15.
Election 2024
Kamala Harris and the Glass Cliff
An initial analysis of the factors that led to the Democrats’ defeat in the 2024 election 
  • Elections and Voting
    Women This Week: Maia Sandu Wins Reelection in Moldova
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 2 to November 8.
  • Georgia
    Women This Week: President Salome Zourabichvili Leads Protest Against Pro-Russia Ruling Party 
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 26 to November 1.
  • Election 2024
    Misogynoir in Today’s America: Exploring the History of the Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Harris
    In what ways are sexist and racist tropes being used by the Trump campaign to characterize Harris in the presidential election?
  • Sexual Violence
    Women This Week: Rate of Women Killed in Conflict Doubles in 2023
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 19 to October 25.
  • Demonstrations and Protests
    Women This Week: Women Demand that President Erdoğan Act to Address Domestic Violence
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 12 to October 18.
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Highly Restrictive Six-Week Abortion Ban
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 5 to October 11.
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Taking Stock on the International Day of the Girl Child
    Colombia, Sweden, and the United Nations to convene the First Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children.