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Interview with Oley Dibba-Wadda, Executive Director of Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)

This month WIPA is honored to interview Oley Dibba-Wadda, Executive Director of FAWE.  Ms. Dibba-Wadda is a gender equality specialist within the international policy and programming field.  Prior to becoming the Executive Director of FAWE, she was the Global Gender Advisor … Continue reading

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Women in Cuba Are Struggling to Ride the Waves of Economic Reform

Cuba is currently undergoing a series of economic reforms with the hopes of “updating” their national economy.  A significant component of these reforms are cuts to public sector employment.  In total 1 million civil servants are expected to loose their jobs.  Unfortunately these sweeping … Continue reading

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Announcing the WIPA: Women & Public Policy Essay Contest – Deadline March 27th 11:59pm

UPDATE: New deadline for submission March 30th 11:59pm!  Send your submission to info@womeninpublicaffairs.com In an effort to articulate some of the challenges to achieving gender equity in public policy, WIPA is launching a women and public policy essay contest.  We are inviting … Continue reading

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