Tag: Global Policy Studies

The World of the Texas State Capitol

Post author By Cody Brasher
Post date March 13, 2017
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Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. Representative Gina Hinojosa rushes into the office just as the House is being called to the Floor, but she takes the time to greet everyone in the office and ask how they are before rushing back out again. I’m usually already at my desk, settling in and sorting through the […]

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Women at a Cultural Crossroads in Japan

Post author By Mary Vo
Post date January 31, 2017
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Photo: Devin Stewart, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Council, featuring Prof. Mari Miura and Seiko Noda (fifth and sixth from the left) Since 2013, “womenomics” has been a buzzword in Japan’s recent policies to simultaneously stimulate the national economy and incorporate more women into the labor force. The Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office initially set out lofty […]

Tags Carnegie Council, Global Policy Studies, International Affairs, Japan, Women, Women's Empowerment

LBJ School

Dispatch from Berlin

It wasn’t an easy decision to spend my fall semester away from the LBJ School. My taste buds lamented the great barbecue I would be missing. And missing out on a whole season of Texas football seemed sacrilege (at least it did before they actually started playing). But I felt that one of the few […]

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