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  • Improving the lives of women and girls around the world.
  • Every woman should have a voice.
  • A powerful force against gender-based discrimination.
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  • GWI provides a space for scholars to turn their knowledge and commitment into actions.

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SUBMIT NOW: Censored Women's Film Festival 2016!
June 28, 2016
GWToday: GWI co-sponsors Gender 360 Summit
June 20, 2016
GWI Hosts Women and Foreign Policy: The Supply and Demand of Women and Energy
May 24, 2016
Affiliated Faculty Amita Vyas Speaks at the Global Education and Skills Forum
April 28, 2016
Affiliated Faculty Member, Kelly Pemberton, featured in WalletHub's "2016's Best and Worst States for Women"
March 08, 2016
Save the Date: Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls to Achieve Sustainable Development
February 23, 2016
Actor Freida Pinto Celebrates International Day of the Girl at GW
October 11, 2015

About Us

The Global Women’s Institute (GWI) at the George Washington University launched in the Fall of 2012 as a university-wide initiative to advance gender equality through interdisciplinary research, education, and policy and outreach. GWI serves as a catalyst for action, linking faculty and students with international researchers, practitioners, activists, and policymakers to end violence against women and girls, empower women economically, and increase women’s participation and leadership in society.

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Featured Videos

Ted Talk: Ending violence against women with numbers and stories

Mary Ellsberg delivers a TED Talk on researching violence against women at TEDxFoggyBottom 2015: Be Rebellious.

HeForShe DC Launch

GWI helps launch the UN Women HeForShe campaign in Washington DC.

The US Launch of the Lancet Series: Part 1

GWI Director of Research, Dr. Manuel Contreras, gives opening remarks; Milken Institute School of Public Health Dean, Dr. Lynn Goldman, gives welcoming remarks at the US Launch of the Lancet Series on Violence against Women and Girls. December 3, 2014.

The US Launch of the Lancet Series: Part 2

Dr. Lori Heise presents the Call to Action to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Women and Girls at the US Launch of the Lancet Series on Violence against Women and Girls. December 3, 2014.

The US Launch of the Lancet Series: Part 3

The first panel during the US Launch of the Lancet Series on Violence against Women and Girls. December 3, 2014.

The US Launch of the Lancet Series: Part 4

The second panel during the US Launch of the Lancet Series on Violence against Women and Girls. December 3, 2014.

Launch of I Am Malala: A Resource Guide for Educators

Watch the Launch of "I Am Malala: A Resource Guide for Educators", with Ziauddin Yousafzai.

Violence against Women as a Cross Border Issue

Watch the footage from our March 7th panel on Violence against Women as a Cross Border Issue. This was the keynote panel to the 2013 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign. 

The Role of Social Media and Media in Preventing Violence against Women

Social media offers unprecedented opportunities to raise awareness around violence against women and girls, to help users stay safe, and to inspire people to engage in social activism.

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