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Two women wait for a canoe as flood overflows streets in Wadata in Makurdi, Nigeria, October 1, 2022.
Two women wait for a canoe as flood overflows streets in Wadata in Makurdi, Nigeria, October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi
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Women This Week: UN Projects Climate Crisis will Increase Intimate Partner Violence Rates

by Noël James September 13, 2024

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 September 7 to September 13. Read More

Women and Economic Growth
Women This Week: Children in South Asia Represent Plurality of Global Child Brides, UNICEF Reports
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 April 22 to April 28.   
Blog Post by Noël James April 28, 2023 Women Around the World
United Nations
Women This Week: Afghanistan May Lose United Nations Aid after Banning Female Workers  
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 April 15 to April 21.   
Blog Post by Noël James April 21, 2023 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights
Glass Ceiling Index: Not Yet Shattered
Over its decade of tracking women’s progress in the workforce, the Economist’s Glass Ceiling Index has registered very little improvement, as gendered structural barriers endure.
Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent April 17, 2023 Women Around the World
  • India
    Women This Week: Gender Disparities Rise in India’s Workforce
    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 April 8 to April 14. 
    Blog Post by Noël James and Caroline Kapp April 14, 2023 Women Around the World
  • Iran
    Women This Week: Iran Bans Women Without Hijabs from Education and Health Services
    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 April 1 to April 7.
    Blog Post by Noël James and Caroline Kapp April 7, 2023 Women Around the World