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News and Event Highlights

News and Event Highlights

Rapid Response

IGP hosted a Rapid Response webinar with a panel of faculty and practitioners debating the impact of the proposed tax and spending cuts in the federal budget bill.

Jun 13 2025
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

Waldfogel presents a case for reimagining how the United States supports families with children.

Jun 11 2025
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Roundtable

Margot Wallström, Kent Visiting Professor, spoke with Associate Professor of Practice and IGP Women’s Initiative Director Rachel Vogelstein about the relationship between gender equality and foreign policy

Jun 02 2025
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Signature Event

World leaders, longstanding advocates, and young activists at the forefront of the women’s movement gathered at Columbia SIPA to commemorate the historic conference and chart a path forward.

Mar 21 2025
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow Reshma Saujani shares her experience as a startup founder and activist for women's empowerment.

Mar 20 2025
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Signature Event

On February 26, the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) Women’s Initiative, in partnership with Moms First and McKinsey & Company, hosted a convening on the future of paid leave featuring leading voices across the fields of government, research, policy, tech, and academia.

Mar 17 2025
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Signature Event

The president of the American Federation of Teachers said that strengthening public education and the labor movement is essential for empowering citizens, fostering economic mobility, and preventing democratic backsliding.

Dec 06 2024
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Yasmine Ergas, the director of the Gender and Public Policy specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, shares a feminist analysis of how the reinforcement of patriarchal ideals shaped America’s electoral landscape.

Nov 22 2024
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Election Series

The IGP Election Series hosted two panels that dove deep into the role the economy and women voters will play in the 2024 US election.

Oct 11 2024
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Roundtable

Carnegie Distinguished Fellow Susana Malcorra convened a roundtable to discuss gender equality in global governance and the impact of women in leadership roles.

Sep 24 2024
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