Women will finally be included in the Taliban delegation at upcoming peace talks in Qatar later this month. Read more about their role here: reut.rs/2UKdhSN

On Thursday the House passed the revamped Violence Against Women Act 263 to 158. The Act expands law enforcement's ability to restrict gun purchases by convicted domestic abusers, which the NRA lobbied against. Read more here: nyti.ms/2UzqPzo

On Tuesday Lori Lightfoot was elected Mayor of Chicago. She will be the first black woman and openly gay person to hold the position. Read more here: nbcnews.to/2FVhbio #50x50

While we often hear that the wage gap is getting smaller, The PEW Research center found that it is actually slightly bigger. They also found that women of color experience much larger wage gaps than white women when compared to white men. Read more here: bit.ly/2Uq9VTT

In the UK the gender pay gap has widened in the public sector. Women are still paid 89p for every pound that men make. The pay gap widened to 14.1% in March 2018 compared to 14% in 2017. Read more here: bit.ly/2uF3ZHW

On Saturday Slovakia elected its first female president, lawyer Zuzana Caputova. She won 58.3% of votes after 98.1% of voting districts were counted. Read more here: cnb.cx/2YBGSfn #50x50

Women in Cambodia were prevented from marching to mark International Women's Day. So on Sunday 400 women and youth from 12 civil society organizations gathered to share personal stories and highlight issues that women face in Cambodia. Read more here: bit.ly/2TZ7CYp

It is time for Turkey to create a national policy that includes women in peace and security. Read the interview with Zeynep Alemdar, the head of the international relations department at Okan University and founder of the Women in Foreign Policy Initiative bit.ly/2uslATr

Ten women addressed the crowd at a protest against Lebanon’s personal status laws in Beirut’s Nijmeh Square on Saturday. These women gave personal testimonials about the dangers of have no civil code to regulate personal status issues. Read more here: bit.ly/2uotU6O

We are so excited for our event on Thursday with @EMDSerono and @Wilson_MHI. Join us for a discussion on how to link workplace policies with women's health and productivity, A reception will follow the event. RSVP today! bit.ly/2VZjmXt