Susan MarkhamTaking Steps Toward Gender EqualityAfter The Hill published our piece about the need to increase the number of women experts testifying on foreign policy, we received…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Susan MarkhamCOVID-19 Demands We Rethink Gender RolesAnalysis of the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the role of gender in society sharply into focus. As we look at the impact of the pandemic…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Susan MarkhamOperationalizing a Feminist Foreign Policy — Recommendations for the U.S. GovernmentThis document focuses on how to operationalize a new feminist foreign policy within the U.S. context. The complete document can be found…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Susan MarkhamGender vs. Women’s Empowerment in DevelopmentIn many discussions, the term “gender” is often used interchangeably with “women and girls.” These concepts both get at gender norms and…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
Susan MarkhamYour legacy: an open letter to Nancy PelosiDear Speaker of the House-To-Be Pelosi,Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Susan MarkhamWomen’s Political Empowerment Benefits Democracy in the U.S. and Around the WorldLast week there were two events held in Washington, DC and focused on women’s political participation: NDI’s Madeleine K. Albright event…May 10, 2017May 10, 2017
Susan MarkhamThe Importance of Women’s Networks and BeyondEarlier this week, I spoke on a panel at the Wilson Center on women in politics. We all agreed on the importance of women’s networks as an…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Susan MarkhamThe U.S. Within the Global Women’s MovementI travelled to Liberia in February to work with women who are thinking about running for elected office in their country later this year…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Susan MarkhamWhat “I’m With Her” Means in 2017As I wrote in early November, I cannot help but to think of the many women and men who I have stood by, learned from and worked with over…Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
Susan MarkhaminU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentCarrying the Torch for Gender EqualityWhen I was in middle school, I played on a recreational soccer team. I was incredibly introverted, a bookworm and rather slow. Though I…Aug 16, 20161Aug 16, 20161