Why do we still get violence against women so wrong?
This week, the American Congress finally resolved its squabbles and brought itself to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. It was a fight, as…
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As diplomats meet in London to talk Somalia, where are the women?
Lots of powerful men — and a few powerful women, including the American Secretary of State — are meeting in London to talk about…
Read MoreWant a doctor to deliver your baby? In Uganda, you have to sue for that
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I spent last week in San Diego, at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, talking about women, media, power and peace….
Read MoreCalling women media-makers in East Africa!
I know media-makers is a weird term, but when I look around, I see media everywhere. Journalists are the easiest to spot, but there’s…
Read MorePostscript: Women in Egypt
I’m slowly catching up on my podcasts. My piece on the Lara Logan media tizzy included a question, “What about Egyptian women in Tahrir?”…
Read MoreAre women less corrupt then men?
Last week, I contributed a short piece to the Christian Science Monitor magazine cover story about women breaking through glass ceilings in politcs around…
Read MoreWomen in Rwanda are all the rage
I seem to always miss the proper news. In the parliamentary elections held earlier this week–only the second election in the country since the…
Read MoreThe personal-life liabilities of pursuing a Pulitzer Prize
About a month ago, I realized that my apprehension about talking to men here was impeding my work. The feeling, I decided, was an…
Read MoreThe Rwandan catwalk
The eye of the beholder, it turns out, isn’t the easiest of standards. The beholder can be so…complicated. I found myself in Butare last…
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