Author Archives: SophieGuerin
Women & Revolution: What Does Media Coverage Mean for Eman al-Obeidy?
I had originally been intending to write about a NYTs article entitled After Rape Report in Libya, Woman Sees Benefit in Publicity. This article details the plight of Eman al-Obeidy [or Iman al-Obeidi] and examines her experience through the lens … Continue reading
Role Models: Mona Sutphen, former Obama deputy chief of staff for policy
When President Obama was first elected into office, I voraciously read every single piece of news I could get my hands on about his new staff, cabinet decisions and initial days in office. During that period of frenzied research I read about … Continue reading
Mentoring: Taking on the Upgrade Problem
Despite the fact that women make up the increasing majority of undergraduate college graduates the executive level glass ceiling remains firmly in place in many corporations. In the video featured on WIPA’s coverage of the Harvard Kennedy WAPPP program it … Continue reading
Harvard Kennedy School’s Women & Public Policy Program is Working Hard to Close the Gender Gap
I recently came across the Harvard Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program website. WAPPP is a dedicated program that works toward the advancement of women and encourages the full participation of women in policy making. One way that WAPPP does this is … Continue reading
Interview with Dr. Suellen Miller, Director of Safe Motherhood Programs at UCSF
This week WIPA had the pleasure to interview Dr. Suellen Miller, Director of Safe Motherhood Programs at the UCSF Bixby Center for Global and Reproductive Health and Policy. Dr. Miller is currently conducting a Randomized Cluster Trial of the Lifewrap, … Continue reading
Can M.I.T. Imagine a World Without Gender Quotas?
Twelve years ago M.I.T. acknowledged that it had discriminated against women in ways that stymied equality between female and male colleagues on campus. Since that time M.I.T. has worked hard to reverse this pattern. They have accomplished this through a series of steps and measures designed to promote … Continue reading
Women & Revolution: Can Liberian Women Prevent Violence in the Ivory Coast?
It seems that our Women & Revolution series continues to remain at the forefront of international news these days. While the revolutions in the Middle East have been dominating the news, the ongoing strife in the Ivory Cost has not … Continue reading
Christine Lagarde Should be the Next Managing Director of the IMF
Last Wednesday, Christine Lagarde announced her candidacy for managing director of the International Monetary Fund. While I personally support Ms. Lagarde’s candidacy, I am pleased with the trajectory of the reaction in response. Clearly there a justified need for increased diversity in international financial institutions and Ms. Lagarde has my vote. Continue reading
WIPA: Women & Public Policy Winning Essay [FULL]
The following essay was submitted by Rebecca Tisdale for the 2011 Women & Public Policy Essay Contest. Gayle Lemmon, author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana judged this contest and awarded Rebeeca Tisdale the title of winner. Q: What strategies … Continue reading