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July 20, 2023

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Male Guardianship Policies Persist in MENA Region

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 15 to July 21.  

Moroccan women walk along a narrow street in Mohamadia, Morocco, April 28, 2018.

June 25, 2018

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Women Ministers in MENA

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 16 to June 23, was compiled with sup…

Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali talks during an interview with Reuters at her office in Cairo.

February 27, 2017

Middle East and North Africa
Improving Women’s Economic Participation in MENA Nations

This post is co-authored by Alyssa Dougherty, research associate for women and foreign policy, at the Council on Foreign Relations. The female labor force participation rate in the Middle East and…

A female employee is seen as she works at a petrol station in Cairo

February 1, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
The Threat of Human Trafficking to National Security, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development

This blog post was authored by Jamille Bigio, senior fellow in the Women and Foreign Policy program, and Elena Ortiz, intern in the Women and Foreign Policy program. Despite widespread condemnatio…

Women attend a protest against human trafficking in Berlin.

October 13, 2016

International Organizations
The UN’s Ninth Secretary-General is António Guterres

The following is a guest post by Megan Roberts, associate director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Today the UN General Assembly …

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