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Welcome to GEIA

This is the official website for the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs (GEIA), which convenes the Elliott School’s curriculum, scholarly research and engagement in the policy and practice of promoting and achieving gender equality globally.

Through the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs, the Elliott School equips future international affairs professionals with the knowledge and skills to apply a gender lens and to advance gender equality through broad areas of their future professional careers.

Learn MoreGEIA's Vision

Why study global gender policy?

The Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs’ Global Gender Policy certificate program have a joint mission to equip Elliott School students with the necessary knowledge, skills and experiences they require to become world class leaders on gender equality issues in a multiplicity of roles such as: gender expert policymakers, advocates, practitioners, researchers, and change makers.

Gender is increasingly recognized as a critical concept in fully understanding processes of globalization, international development, humanitarian crises, violent extremism, war, and peace-building.

Gender is central to how societies are structured and the roles and responsibilities of women and men as well as the valuing of girls and boys and how they are positioned within the family, community, and broader society.

Gender analysis identifies disparities between women and men, examines why such disparities exist, determines whether they are a concern, and looks at how they can be addressed.

Hear what our Gender Expert Instructors have to say about the impact of a gender policy education.

What's New at GEIA

News, events and updates from the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs

The Student Consortium on Women, Peace and Security

The Student Consortium on Women, Peace and Security is a student organization that, in partnership with the U.S. CSWG, promotes awareness of women and gender in security and foreign policy.

Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs (GEIA)

 

Elliott School of International Affairs, GW

1957 E Street NW, Suite 501

Washington, DC 20052

 

Phone: +1 (202) 994-8483

Email: geia@gwu.edu

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