Job Opportunity
The Center for Women's Global Leadership has begun a formal search for a Program Coordinator for its work pertaining to violence against women.
For details or to apply please visit the Rutgers University Human Resources website.
Program Highlights
CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan will give commencement address at Bedford Hills College Program
The Center for Women's Global Leadership is pleased to announce that Dr. Radhika Balakrishnan, executive director, will serve as the commencement speaker for the commencement exercises of the Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York State's maximum security prison for women. BHCP is an extension campus of Marymount Manhattan College. The program offers college-preparatory courses in writing and mathematics, as well as courses leading to Associate of Arts degrees in the Social Sciences and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology. Currently, over 175 students per semester are enrolled in the Pre-College and College Program. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Save the Date: Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: 20 Years After Vienna (October 3, 2013)
The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University will host a day long symposium to discuss human rights 20 years after the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights. The event will seek to engage stakeholders on the challenges and opportunities for human rights in the 21st century. Multipurpose Room, Rutgers University Student Center, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ.
To Make Media Change, Be Audacious, Be Bold
Al Jazeera interviews CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan on supporting women's voices through funding women-owned media.
CWGL Executive Director Radhika Balakrishnan joined Chris Hayes on his new MSNBC show, All In with Chris Hayes on April 11th
Dr. Balakrishnan appeared on a panel with former Prime Minister of Greece and President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou. They discussed the economic crisis, bailouts, deficits and austerity at the global level.
CWGL e-update March 2013
Highlights include CWGL activities at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, launch of the 16 Days Campaign report, upcoming events, and more!
New Resources
16 Days Campaign Analytical Report 2012
This campaign report reflects data collected through the 2012 16 Days Post-Campaign survey on the theme, “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!”
The Integration of Gender and Human Rights into the Post-2015 Development Framework
This report is based on the discussion that took place at the “Post-2015 Expert Group Meeting” held at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) from December 13-14, 2012.
