May 21, 2022
by Staff WIIS | May 28, 2022 | Articles, News
On Saturday May 21, 2022, in Rome, WIIS (Women in International Security) Italy, in collaboration with the U.S Embassy in Italy, promoted a closed-door meeting on “Gender & Security” with Ukraine’s first Deputy Foreign Minister, Emine...
by Clara della Valle (Università di Bologna) and Serena Giusti (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa)
by Staff WIIS | Apr 21, 2022 | Articles, Blog
The article Disruptions in the ENP Cycle: EU Gender Policies in Tunisia from a ‘Decentring Perspective’ by Clara della Valle and Serena Giusti, published by the European Foreign Affairs Review (Vol.26, Issue 3/2021, pp.397-414), investigates how policy actions...
by Maria Altieri
by Staff WIIS | Apr 21, 2022 | Articles, Blog
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is aware of the disproportionate impact conflicts have on women and girls, the vital roles women play in peace and security, and the importance of incorporating gender perspectives in all its activities. Consequently, in...
by Ilaria Bertocchini
by Staff WIIS | Apr 21, 2022 | Articles, Blog
On March 23, on the first day of the school year in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime issued a decree prohibiting female students in secondary schools from going to school. After the first school closure at the end of August, following the Taliban takeover, many girls...
November 11, 2021
by Staff WIIS | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles, Future events
We are pleased (and proud!) to announce that our President, Irene Fellin, has been appointed as the new NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security. It is an important recognition of her work towards women’s empowerement,...
March 20, 2021
by Staff WIIS | Mar 22, 2021 | Articles, Blog
On March 20, 2021, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to withdraw Turkey from The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). “President Erdogan’s gesture is a...
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