Events

High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates and Germany to the United Nations and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security invite you to the launch of a new series and first…

Forum of Young Parliamentarians at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly

Youth quotas to increase the number of young MPs will also be a topic at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly, drawing on IPU research which has found correlations between women and youth…

Parity debate on the theme #NotInMyParliament at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly

Following on from the IPU’s groundbreaking work on violence against women in politics, a parity debate on the theme #NotInMyParliament will examine strategies to end sexist harassment and gender…

Forum of Women Parliamentarians at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly

Over 1700 parliamentarians and UN and civil society partners from around the world will meet in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 17 October for the 141st IPU Assembly. Under the overarching theme of…

Women, Politics & Power in the New Media World

Join American University’s Women & Politics Institute and the Women in Public Service Project for the presentation of Lucina Di Meco's global research on the…

Side Event 74th UNGA: Women for peace, recognizing women’s role in peacebuilding

A side-event on “Women for Peace: Recognizing Women’s Role in Peacebuilding” will be held on the margins of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 26, 2019 at 1:15 p.m…

Lead on! 2019 women in communication leadership forum

Public Relations is a $15 billion global industry with a workforce that is approximately 70% female (Holmes Report). Yet, about 70% of C-suite and executive positions in agencies and corporate…

Side Event 74th UNGA: Advancing women’s roles and rights amid global challenges

For decades, governments, civil society, and the United Nations have recognized that women’s leadership and women’s status are inextricably linked with conflict prevention and conflict resolution.…

Side Event 74th UNGA: When women lead

In this panel, leaders of leaders from the public, corporate and civil society sectors will address how to concretely and innovatively address barriers for female leadership. These leaders have…