American leadership and engagement to support women is critical for a peaceful world. The Bush Institute develops policies and research that advances the status of women and girls across societies.
Autocrats, extremists, and other destabilizing forces seek power, control, and obedience — characteristics of patriarchal regimes that value men at the abject expense of women’s basic human rights.
One of the most tragic ways in which this is demonstrated is the egregious indifference to the suffering of women and their children.
Societies, families, communities, and countries thrive when women and girls hold equal and active roles. For women to engage and contribute to society, they need to be healthy, educated, and safe.
Unfortunately, opportunity and inclusion continue to remain out of reach for many women and girls. American leadership and engagement to support women is critical to a peaceful world. The Bush Institute looks to educate the general public and policymakers on:
The violence against women and children and its role in migration, particularly in Central America
The impact of women on democracy, peace, and security
The importance of supporting the well-being of young women and adolescent girls
The need to advance solutions for female refugee populations
Program Manager, Global PolicyGeorge W. Bush Institute
Paula Dobriansky, Chair
Former Under Secretary of State, Democracy and Global Affairs; Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, Kennedy School, Harvard University
Leanne Caret
President and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Boeing
Jean Case
Chairman, National Geographic Society; CEO, Case Impact Network and Case Foundation
Connie Duckworth
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, ARZU
Joanna Grossman
Ellen K. Solender Endowed Chair in Women and the Law; Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
Kathy Hubbard
Co-Founder, Bridges of Understanding Foundation
Karen Hughes
Former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Anita McBride
Executive-in-Residence, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University
Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan
Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project, Kennedy School, Harvard University
