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On Thursday, September 24th, 2015, the NYU-SPS Center for Global Affairs hosted an event in celebration of the launch of its Global Gender concentration as a part of its M.S. in Global Affairs program. Event Description: Join the Center for Global Affairs in celebrating the launch of a new concentration in global gender studies and discussing the impact of current international crises on women – and the relationship between peaceful societies and gender equality. Issues to be examined include: **Quantifying women’s contribution to the global economy (in ways sometimes not recognized in the formal economy) - and how does workplace discrimination against and marginalization of women contribute to financial instability and crisis? How will trends toward austerity affect women in developing economies? **What has been the impact of ISIS on women's security in the region? How will Yazidi women re-integrate into their societies after escaping ISIS? What is the forecast for women affected by the largest refugee crisis since World War II? **Could sexual exploitation by peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (and elsewhere) have been prevented - and how can peacekeeping credibly move forward? **As we move into an election year that may include a female candidate for U.S. president, what is the outlook for women as political leaders? Are women changing politics or perpetuating old models of leadership? Moderator: Nermeen Shaikh, co-producer and cohost, Democracy Now! Panelists: Anne Marie Goetz, Clinical Professor, Center for Global Affairs; former Chief Advisor on Peace and Security, UN Women Shahrashoub Razavi, Chief, Research and Data Section, UN Women; former Research Coordinator on Gender, UNRISD Dubravka Šimonović, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women