GIWPS, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, is setting a course for a more stable, peaceful, and just world by examining and highlighting the roles of women in forging peace and growing economies. We engage in cutting-edge research on women’s roles in peace and security efforts, economic empowerment, countering violent extremism, and mitigating climate change and natural disasters. Our signature Women, Peace and Security Index offers a more comprehensive measure of women’s wellbeing in over 150 countries.
Website: giwps.georgetown.edu
DEI in Higher Education
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource project provides research and tools for schools of international affairs and public policy striving to improve their curriculum, school culture, and the diversity of their school community.
Gender, Climate, and Fragility
Against the backdrop of what is already known about the gendered impacts of climate change as a threat multiplier that exacerbates fragility, this report will identify promising entry points for empowering women to join climate change mitigation/adaptation efforts. The report focuses on three climate-related drivers of fragility: 1) food insecurity, 2) energy poverty and reliance on non-renewable energy, and 3) gender-blind early warning systems and disaster risk reduction.
Commitment 2025
The Institute for Women, Peace and Security is supporting the Governments of Finland and Spain in creating a framework for assessing progress advancing Commitment 2025, a multilateral effort to advance women’s inclusion in peace and security worldwide.
Masculinities and Peacebuilding
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is collaborating with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation on a research project examining the intersection of the WPS agenda and masculinities in peacebuilding contexts.
Women, Peace and Security Index
In collaboration with the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO), and with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we continue to update the WPS index which measures the comprehensive well-being of women across the world by generating new index rankings and analysis.
Current Research Projects © GIWPS
Founding Story
Our societies are at an inflection point in acknowledging women’s leadership in preventing conflict and building peace, growing economies, and addressing global threats like climate change and violent extremism.
There is a growing body of data demonstrating that investing in women is not just a matter of equality, but is crucial to political stability and economic progress. Women’s actions in peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction are vital for peace, stability, and security, while the inclusion of women in the broader economy fuels growth, creates jobs, and advances inclusive prosperity.
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security was launched in 2011 by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who serves as the Institute’s honorary founding chair, and Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia to examine and highlight the roles of women in fostering peace and security and growing economies worldwide.
At the broadest level, the Institute is a continuation of the mandate articulated in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000, which reaffirmed “the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peace-building,” and stressed “the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security….”
As the international community recognizes the importance of elevating women’s participation, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security stands ready to provide essential analysis, expertise and leadership on this critical issue.