Gender and Equity
Past Event Video
![Catherine Ashton speaking at the Council.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-10/Ashton%20Screengrab%201220x686.png?h=e23e6f7e&itok=IMZQ868n)
Baroness Catherine Ashton joined the Council for a discussion on 21st century diplomacy and how it can address the many challenges the world faces today.
![Senator Tammy Duckworth speaking with Elizabeth Shackelford.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-10/web_1220x686_2.jpg?h=e23e6f7e&itok=PNe-ujgM)
Senator Tammy Duckworth spoke with Elizabeth Shackelford on Indo-Pacific security and economic relationships, her priorities in Congress related to the region, and America’s role in the world.
![Dina Smeltz sharing Council data.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-10/Dina%20Nuclear%201.jpg?h=80eddb4f&itok=_6fPTpI3)
Dina Smeltz joined the Carnegie Corporation to discuss the Council’s latest polling on nuclear issues and what more can be done to engage the next generation.
![Woman protesting for reproductive rights](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-05/DD%200526%20photo.jpg?h=7bfe2438&itok=EJ3J-CTG)
![Woman protesting for reproductive rights](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xsml/public/2022-05/DD%200526%20photo.jpg?h=7bfe2438&itok=IfgHZjWA)
![Woman protesting for reproductive rights](/sites/default/files/styles/classic_xxsml/public/2022-05/DD%200526%20photo.jpg?h=ad43fe31&itok=UwNGmGiX)
Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum
The Council's Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum engages and convenes diverse global perspectives and advocates for inclusive, sustainable, and equitable global development practices.![three women having a discussion on stage during the symposium](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-03/48782583776_20c912b91b_k.jpg?h=564bfc64&itok=7VUSkBiY)
![A woman in uniform faces away from camera and salutes in front of a blue sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-07/Women%20in%20natl%20guard%20research%207.29.22.jpg?h=115ba085&itok=EThtOcXS)
Emily Sullivan examines the potential impact of women’s increased participation and decision-making in militaries and national security in Interdisciplinary Political Studies.
![A woman in a stands outside the Women's Centre in Balukhali camp March 6, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2021-01/un-women-allison-joyce.jpg?h=fd85b23b&itok=hJdvpQO4)
This working paper further explains the recent emergence of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) into international discourse and preventative strategies.
![A young Indian girl writes on a chalkboard in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2021-02/girl-writing-chalkboard-nikhita-s-unsplash.jpg?h=6610339e&itok=gzgC3WHp)
Investing in girls' education can put countries on the path to a more stable, prosperous future.
In the News
![Activists hold red placards with yellow writing during their picket against Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-06/AP%20Photos%20Uganda%20Anti%20LGBTQ%20Bill.jpg?h=4d2d395b&itok=mMlT2gNs)
“As we celebrate the LGBTQ community here at home, let’s not forget the fight to protect them elsewhere continues,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford.
![An image of the American flag being ripped in two.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-07/Torn%20Flag%207-1-22%201220x686.png?h=e23e6f7e&itok=SBiThsHv)
By overturning Roe v. Wade last week, Paul Poast argues that the Supreme Court is undermining America's international standing in World Politics Review.
![South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at a press conference on March 28, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-06/A%20Diplomat%20in%20South%20Sudan%206-3-22%201220x686.png?h=e23e6f7e&itok=jCmFeO_b)
Elizabeth Shackleford joins CSIS to look at her role in extending the United Nation’s patrol and protection of women against South Sudanese security forces.