[1] In 2005, Amnesty International USA and Women Thrive Worldwide organized meetings with members of the United States Senate to work toward legislation to combat violence against women and girls around the world.
These meetings led to the 2007 International Violence Against Women Act, which was introduced by Senators Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar.
[1] USAID calls her "a leading voice on international women's issues and U.S. foreign policy.
"[4] According to USAID, "due in large part" to Women Thrive Worldwide, "the interests of poor women worldwide are now being incorporated into U.S. economic assistance and trade policies and, in some cases, into U.S. law itself.
[4] Advocates in the United States Congress for Women Thrive Worldwide Carolyn Maloney, Patty Murray, Richard Durbin, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, and Nita Lowey.