1. Are international women’s issues being devalued in US foreign policy?
- Author:
- Fenohasina Rakotondrazaka Maret and Sarra Souid
- Publication Date:
- 05-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- Last month, a leaked US State Department budget document raised concerns around whether the Trump administration plans to eliminate funding for the State Department’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. These concerns were allayed by the budget released this week that maintains the office and gives it more funding. This reprieve from the general cuts in the foreign assistance budget is welcome, but the fact that the office still lacks an appointed leader from the new administration raises questions about what—if any—strategy the United States will implement in this important area.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Government, Women, and International Development
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America