Articles and Links for Discussion

Hello Graduate Fellows,

Here are a couple links to some articles and websites that you may find interesting. Feel free to comment or post links of your own.

If you haven’t already checked out TEDWomen, there are many incredible lectures from women leaders from around the world. Search around and tell us if you find any particularly interesting ones. Here is one in particular that addresses why there are not more women in leadership positions.

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

Here is an article about the upcoming G8 summit and what role women’s issues will play in the discussions.

Parliamentarians Ask G8 to Focus on Women - IPS ipsnews.net

And here is an article on women's participation in peace support opperations:

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/engendering-peace-support-operations-benefits-of-increased-female-participation-and-leadership/