List of Sex and Gender articles
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Women Waging Peace
You can't end wars simply by declaring peace. "Inclusive security" rests on the principle that fundamental social changes are necessary to prevent renewed hostilities. Women have proven time and again their unique ability to bridge seemingly insurmountable divides. So why aren't they at the negotiating table?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Faith-Based Initiatives
Can Islam bring democracy to the Middle East?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Headscarf Heresy
For one Muslim woman, the headscarf is a matter of choice and dignity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Founding Mothers?
Many Iraqi women are defying cultural conservatives and danger outside their doors to participate in Iraq's incipient government and civil society. Here are some who are taking the risk.
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Iraq’s Excluded Women
Building democracy in Iraq will prove impossible without immediate leadership from the country's forsaken majority: its women. But while the Bush administration trumpets women's rights in the Middle East, it neglects to back words with action. The failure to empower women would condemn Iraq to the fate of its Arab neighbors -- autocracy, economic stagnation, and social malaise.