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On February 25, Georgetown University will host former Secretary of State and likely 2016 presidential candidate Hill

Washington — The Obama administration is redoubling its efforts to end gender violence in the United States, as

During the 2012 race for the Iowa United States House of Representatives, there were 12 candidates running, one woman

The Obama Administration has made it clear that advancing the rights of women and girls is critical to the foreign po

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The United States continues to be in the dubious company of six countries that have either refused or are reluctant t

A diverse group of women leaders and organizations have joined forces with the Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) to laun

President Barack Obama won re-election with 55% of women's votes and 45% of men's votes for a decisive and historic 1

Reproductive rights groups are partnering up for the 'Educate Congress' initiative, which will send a copy of Our Bod

When President Barack Obama was telling the story of his grandmother, a woman who became a bank vice president but co

Margarita Lopez begins to speak about the horrible events that marked the end of her daughter's life in a low, even t

Now that world leaders have addressed the United Nations General Assembly, it's time to think about the role of globa

It is an honor to take part in today's forum, and to be joined by so many distinguished Heads of State and Government

Ambassador Swanee Hunt, chair of The Institute for Inclusive Security, announced the Institute's Commitment to Action

Melanne Verveer, Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, will travel to Belgium on September 17 - 18, 2012, to

Two U.S. government agencies, the Department of State and the U.S.

Some nonpartisan commentators finally recognize that current US foreign policy continues to escalate militarily as th

In 2008, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, a mu

Eqlima is a young girl from Afghanistan. She lived with an abusive father and stepmother who often beat her.

On the first of her two-day visit to Senegal, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday hailed the incre