Perspectives: The ICRW Blog

Posted by Gary Barker on Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Sound Off, Sign On

Stop Rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I was recently in Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to help train staff of an international aid organization on how to involve men in helping to reduce violence against women.
Posted by Charles Ashbaugh on Friday, September 17, 2010

Ringing Potential

What Cell Phones Can Do for Women

Out in a rural village in Western Kenya, two hours from the nearest large town, and all I could think about were cell phones.
Posted by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on Monday, August 16, 2010

A Smart Investment

The Promise of Afghan Women

I spent several hours this morning at a shooting range interviewing recruits for the Afghan National Police at an old Soviet military training ground. The unusual part about the assignment: all the aspiring police officers are women.