Monthly Archives: February 2011
WIPA Interview with Gayle Lemmon this Friday
Gayle Lemmon deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy program and author of the upcoming book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, will be answering our questions this Friday. Feel free to submit your questions for … Continue reading
WIPA Coffee Breakfast Thursday, February 17 10am – You are invited
MPA Community and Friends, We are excited to host another coffee breakfast at the MPA this Thursday Feb 17th at 10 am. It will be an exciting to come and learn about the work we have done so far, what’s … Continue reading
Reducing HIV/AIDS among women and children populations in Tanzinia
USAID recently released a report on a HIV/AIDS impact reduction project – developed, carried out and led by the Camfed USA Foundation in Tanzania. Vulnerable groups were identified as women and young girls in specific communities. It achieved the project’s … Continue reading
Women & Technology Part 2: NYTs Room for Debate
It seems we weren’t the only ones intrigued by the NYTs article on women and Wikipedia. The Times has expanded its coverage of this issue by inviting seven guest debaters to share their opinions on this issue and inviting comments. … Continue reading
Women & Revolution: NYTs Equal Rights Takes to the Barricades
This fascinating article focuses on the central role played of Asmaa Mahfouz, a 26 year old Egyptian woman, in launching the current grassroots revolution in Egypt. According to the Times, Ms. Mahfouz posted a video on YouTube on which she announced that … Continue reading
Women’s citizenship: implications of the Southern Sudan referendum | openDemocracy
This is a fascinating post by openDemocracy that I recently received in my regular Overseas Development Institute (ODI) newsletter. [By the way if haven’t already the ODI institute’s newsletter is a great resources for academics and practitioners in the field of development – that … Continue reading
Women & Technology: Wikipedia Ponders Its Gender-Skewed Contributions
This article has less to do with public affairs per se, instead I focus on increasing the capacity and representation of women online. A recent article on the NYT’s highlights the lack of female contributions to Wikipedia articles, which currently hovers at … Continue reading