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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

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Shortages of Essential Goods for Women and Children in Gaza
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 13 to April 19.
Blog Post by Noël James April 19, 2024 Women Around the World
Health
Women This Week: Heightened Levels of Malnutrition for Women and Children
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 6 to April 12.
Blog Post by Noël James April 12, 2024 Women Around the World
Elections and Voting
Women This Week: Women Make Significant Gains in Turkey's Local Elections
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 March 30 to April 5. 
Blog Post by Noël James April 8, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Human Rights
    Women This Week: Saudi Arabia to Chair the Commission on the Status of Women
    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 March 23 to March 29.
    Blog Post by Noël James March 29, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: Gambia Moves to Reverse Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
    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 March 16 to March 22.
    Blog Post by Noël James March 25, 2024 Women Around the World
  • United States
    Women Voters’ Pivotal Role in Electing the Next U.S. President
    The 2024 U.S. presidential election could be the first election clearly decided by women, in a landmark assertion of power by the majority.
    Blog Post by Linda Robinson March 21, 2024 Renewing America
  • Demonstrations and Protests
    Women This Week: Thousands of Women Gather Despite Protest Ban in Turkey
    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 March 9 to March 15.
    Blog Post by Noël James March 15, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Sexual Violence
    Women This Week: International Women’s Day
    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 March 2 to March 8.
    Blog Post by Noël James March 8, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Nigeria
    Hafsat Abiola: Invest in Women to Accelerate Progress
    The president of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative, Hafsat Abiola, shares her experiences for International Women’s Day under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.”
    Blog Post by Linda Robinson March 8, 2024 Women Around the World
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: Food Scarcity Having Severe Impact on Children and Pregnant Women in Gaza
    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 24 to March 1.
    Blog Post by Noël James March 1, 2024 Women Around the World