Women Forward International is proud to be launched by The Aspen Institute

 Women Forward International (WFI) offers innovative and relevant overseas research opportunities for graduate students. We have been pleased to host WFI at the Aspen Institute as it established itself, and we endorse the high quality of the research and academic and client partners of WFI.  We recommend WFI to partners as an innovative and practical research effort which has shown results in increased experience and skills for participating students, as well as impact for the client sponsors of the research.

~ Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President of The Aspen Institute    

Letter from the President

We have seen the power of academic research to transform those who listen to what could be heard as the call of the New Humanity.

This call comes from those many young graduate students of international relations – the next generation of leaders – who thirst to go beyond leadership based on traditional hierarchy, and instead, to live leadership to bring about a new time and place in which all are free and equal. In this time and place, all are able to make their best contributions to their communities and nations. Read more >