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Women react following the death of Palestinians, in what the Gaza health ministry say was Israeli fire near a distribution site in Rafah, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025.
Women react following the death of Palestinians, in what the Gaza health ministry say was Israeli fire near a distribution site in Rafah, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Women This Week: UN Expert Reports on Israel’s Targeted Violence Against Women and Girls in Gaza

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 19 to July 25. 

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Climate Change
Women This Week: Wartime Reshuffle Appoints New Female Prime Minister of Ukraine
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 12 to July 18. 
Peacekeeping
The Digital War on Women Peacemakers: Why This Moment Calls for Doubling Down on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Kristina Wilfore is Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech and cofounder of #ShePersisted. She has worked in twenty-eight countries to create more inclusive and responsive democratic movements. 
Inequality
Women This Week: Multilateral Organizations Increase Pressure on Taliban Over Oppression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 5 to July 11.
  • Military Operations
    Women This Week: Denmark to Expand Open Lottery to Draft Women
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 28 to July 3. 
  • Peacekeeping
    Women This Week: Indigenous Women Fight Wildfires in Bolivia
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 21 to June 27.
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Three Years Since the Overturn of Roe v. Wade: Where Abortion Access Stands
    Access to abortion has remained unsteady in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read how the courts have redrawn the lines around reproductive care. 
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: British Vote to Expand Abortion Rights
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 14 to June 20.
  • Elections and Voting
    Women This Week: Female Voters Propel Liberal Presidential Candidate to Victory in South Korea
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 31 to June 6.
  • Maternal and Child Health
    Women This Week: Rising Rates of Acute Malnutrition in Gaza 
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 24 to May 30.
  • Foreign Aid
    Women This Week: Funding Cuts Threaten Lifesaving Work in Crisis Zones
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 10 to May 16.