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Saudi Arabia Gives Women the Wheel: Why Now, and What Now?

Post author By Kelsey Ritchie
Post date September 28, 2017
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Photo: Mattia Panciroli (CC) On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Saudi Arabia announced via televised royal decree that it will finally allow women to drive, marking a watershed moment in the fight for women’s rights. The verdict gives Saudi Arabian women both the literal and metaphorical wheel: as they are handed the keys, they will reach an […]

Tags Global Policy Studies, Global Policy Studies and International Security, Saudi Arabia, Strauss Center, Women, Women's Empowerment

A Pro-Women Opportunity for U.S. Policymakers

Post author By Mary Vo
Post date March 8, 2017
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Photo: USAID. This op-ed was first published on The Hill on March 8, 2017. Authors: Catherine Weaver (ceweaver@austin.utexas.edu), Mary Vo (mary.vo@utexas.edu), Lina Nabulsi (lina.nabulsi@utexas.edu), and Cassie Gianni (cassie.gianni@utexas.edu) On International Women’s Day on March 8, U.S. Congress can celebrate women by signaling their intent to fully fund the new Global Food Security Act (GFSA). In June […]

Tags development, international aid, International Development, international women's day, Rural Development, USAID, Women, Women's Empowerment

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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