Senior Fellow @RobinsonL100 discusses digital safety with Australia's @eSafetyOffice Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, a leading figure in promoting and regulating online safety. Check out excerpts from the conversation here:

The Trump administration has issued an Executive Order (EO) that authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to ban transgender soldiers from serving in the military. Read the full roundup here:

A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) illustrates alleged human rights violations by Israel against pregnant Palestinian women and girls during the fifteen-month war in Gaza. Read more in Women This Week:

Last week, Argentine President Javier Milei vowed to remove the concept of “femicide” from the country’s penal code. Check out this week's roundup for more:

The entrenchment of toxic masculinity and sexual dominance into the heart of American governance will also likely create a less welcoming environment for women, especially diverse women, in positions of political power. Read the full post here:

The Iraqi parliament has enacted legislation allowing the marriage of girls as young as nine. Check out this week's roundup:

RT @Jacob_A_Ware: In his cabinet picks, Trump is revealing not just an apathy towards sexual assault and harassment, but seemingly a celebr…

This week, a prosecutor from the International Criminal Court (ICC) officially requested arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan under charges of gender-based persecution. Read Women This Week for more:

Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, has reiterated the need to “keep calm” in the face of several executive orders and threats issued by President Donald Trump regarding trade, migration, and other issues that impact U.S.-Mexican relations. Read more:

A new working report by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that people are choosing to leave states with strict abortion bans. Check out Women This Week for more:

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would restrict federal funding for schools that include transgender students in women and girls sports. Read the full roundup:

The UK government is set to introduce new legislation that would criminalize the acts of creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images and of taking intimate images without a victim’s consent. Read more in Women This Week:

According to the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), at least ten women in Sudan’s East Al Jazirah region have committed suicide after being raped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Read more:

Malala Yousafzai's efforts to end gender apartheid are more crucial than ever. Read more about her journey advocating for women's rights here:

RT @Jacob_A_Ware: "The misogynoir characterizing the final days of the 2024 campaign is, in fact, one of the key channels through which the…

Thousands of women in Syria are demanding that the new leadership both respect and promote women’s rights. Check out this week's roundup:

The first woman, Sister Simona Brambilla, has been appointed to oversee a major Vatican office. Read more in Women This Week:

RT @ProfCatherine: First blog of the year: Looking back at a 2024 highlight—meeting Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala @CFR_org @CFR_WFP @C…

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In less than a decade, we’ve gone from 0 to 9 regulators in the Global Online Safety Regulators Network and 18 observers from around the world. For more from the conversation between @RobinsonL100 and Australia’s @eSafetyOffice Commissioner @tweetinjules:

Assistant Secretary of @StateDRL Dafna Rand shared her thoughts on best practices and tools to respond to democratic backsliding and support human rights activists in Russia, Belarus, and Venezuela. Watch the full event moderated by @RobinsonL100 here: