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Women Around the World examines the relationship between the advancement of women and U.S. foreign policy interests, including prosperity and stability.

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A girl sits on a chair in a class at a kindergarten, a school for children of migrant workers, on the outskirts of Beijing November 8, 2013.
A girl sits on a chair in a class at a kindergarten, a school for children of migrant workers, on the outskirts of Beijing November 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Gendered Legacies of Control: How China’s Population Policies Reshaped Women’s Lives

Guest Contributors are Tahina Montoya, a defense and policy researcher at RAND, and Kelly Atkinson, a political scientist at RAND.

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Elections and Voting
Women This Week: First Women’s Political Party Launched in Iraq
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 July 26 to August 1. 
Sexual Violence
Women This Week: UN Expert Reports on Israel’s Targeted Violence Against Women and Girls in Gaza
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 July 19 to July 25. 
Climate Change
Women This Week: Wartime Reshuffle Appoints New Female Prime Minister of Ukraine
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 July 12 to July 18. 
  • Peacekeeping
    The Digital War on Women Peacemakers: Why This Moment Calls for Doubling Down on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
    Kristina Wilfore is Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech and cofounder of #ShePersisted. She has worked in twenty-eight countries to create more inclusive and responsive democratic movements. 
  • Inequality
    Women This Week: Multilateral Organizations Increase Pressure on Taliban Over Oppression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan
    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 July 5 to July 11.
  • Military Operations
    Women This Week: Denmark to Expand Open Lottery to Draft Women
    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 June 28 to July 3. 
  • Peacekeeping
    Women This Week: Indigenous Women Fight Wildfires in Bolivia
    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 June 21 to June 27.
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Three Years Since the Overturn of Roe v. Wade: Where Abortion Access Stands
    Access to abortion has remained unsteady in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read how the courts have redrawn the lines around reproductive care. 
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: British Vote to Expand Abortion Rights
    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 June 14 to June 20.
  • Elections and Voting
    Women This Week: Female Voters Propel Liberal Presidential Candidate to Victory in South Korea
    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 May 31 to June 6.