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Children play in a refugee camp set up at a school for people displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 31, 2024.
Children play in a refugee camp set up at a school for people displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
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Women This Week: New Report Outlines Staggering Impact of Gangs on Children in Haiti

by Noël James and Diya Mehta February 14, 2025

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 February 8 to February 14.

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Inequality
Women This Week: Trump Administration Restricts Scientific Research Aimed at Improving Lives of Women and Minorities
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 February 1 to February 7.
Post by Noël James February 11, 2025 Women Around the World
Inequality
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.
Post by Noël James January 31, 2025 Women Around the World
Sexual Violence
The Revenge of the Me-Too Martyrs
In his cabinet picks, Trump is revealing not just an apathy towards sexual assault and harassment, but seemingly a celebration of it.
Post by Jacob Ware and Noël James January 28, 2025 Women Around the World
  • Mexico
    Women This Week: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Executive Orders and Threats from President Trump
    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 18 to January 24.
    Post by Noël James January 24, 2025 Women Around the World
  • Technology and Innovation
    Women This Week: UK to Pass Legislation Criminalizing Deepfake Images 
    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 11 to January 17.
    Post by Noël James January 21, 2025 Women Around the World
  • Religion
    Women This Week: First Woman Appointed to Top Position in the Holy See
    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 4 to January 10.
    Post by Noël James January 10, 2025 Women Around the World
  • Human Rights
    Malala Yousafzai Honored for Her Efforts to Combat Gender Apartheid Ten Years After Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
    Calls to formally recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity increase amidst growing edicts targeting the freedoms of women and girls by the Taliban 
    Post by Catherine Powell and Noël James January 9, 2025 Women Around the World
  • Germany
    Is Angela Merkel a Feminist?
    Despite being one of the most powerful women in global politics, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s feminism has remained ambiguous. Her memoir describes her evolving embrace of more proactive measures to secure women’s equality.
    Post by Liana Fix and Sophia Winograd December 26, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Elections and Voting
    Women This Week: Indian Politicians Court Women Voters
    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 December 14 to December 20.
    Post by Noël James December 20, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Technology and Innovation
    Excerpts From a Conversation with Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner
    A discussion with Commissioner Inman Grant, moderated by Senior Fellow Linda Robinson, on Australia’s landmark Online Safety Act and global efforts to advance digital safety. 
    Post by Linda Robinson December 20, 2024 Women Around the World