Alumna explores the issue of public safe spaces for women

Quratulain Fatima (MPP 2015) has written an article in Apolitical highlighting the importance of safe spaces for women. Drawing from her own experience as a city administrator in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, she argues that, in areas with high levels of street harrassment, women-only safe spaces are often the best solution in the immediate term.

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23 September 2025

Global net zero commitments rise, even as US federal government retreats

Despite the federal US retreat, the global ambition to slash emissions and reach net zero remains intact, with commitments from cities, regions and companies rising steadily.

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