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October 31, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Afrobarometer Poll Questions the "Africa Rising" Narrative

Afrobarometer is a research project coordinated by institutions in African countries and with partners in thirty-one countries. It recently conducted a survey of public opinion across thirty-four Afr…

A woman, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, carries firewood in the rain in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

September 5, 2017

Afghanistan
Reforming Women's Property Rights in Afghanistan

This post is co-authored by Becky Allen, a research associate in the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. On paper, the law is clear: men and women enjoy equal pr…

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Blog Post by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

July 6, 2017

Human Rights
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering June 27 to July 6, was compiled with supp…

A 16-year-old girl sits inside a protection home on the outskirts of New Delhi November 9, 2012. She was working as a maid was rescued by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), a charity which rescues victims of bonded labour. There are no reliable figures for how many people are trafficked for domestic servitude, but the Indian government says over 120,000 trafficked children are rescued from domestic work each year.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women and Foreign Policy Program

April 3, 2017

Asia
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering from March 26 to April 3, was compiled wi…

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Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World

April 14, 2017

Economics
Women Around the World: This Week

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, covering from April 8 to April 14, was compiled wi…

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Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein Women Around the World