Janet Fleischman

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
Janet Fleischman

Janet Fleischman is a senior associate with the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she focuses on women’s global health and U.S. policy. She is also an independent consultant who has worked for many organizations addressing the health of women and girls, gender-based violence, family planning, and HIV/AIDS. These include the Kaiser Family Foundation, UNAIDS, the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, and CARE. She has conducted field work in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

Fleischman has authored dozens of reports and produced and directed several videos. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN’s Global Public Square, Globalpost.com, and AllAfrica.com. SmartGlobalHealth.org regularly runs her blog posts. Fleischman is a frequent speaker on issues related to women’s global health, gender and HIV/AIDS, and U.S. policy, and she has testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs and the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. From 1983 to 2003, Fleischman worked for Human Rights Watch, the largest U.S.-based international human rights organization, as a researcher on Eastern Europe and Africa and then as the organization’s Washington director for Africa.

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Advancing the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

The Biden administration is seeking to reinvigorate U.S. global leadership on gender equity and equality. It is time to assess what is necessary to propel this significant gender initiative to the next stage and deliver results.

Commentary by Janet Fleischman — March 31, 2022

Lessons from DREAMS and the Road Ahead for U.S. Policy

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center will host a virtual event to discuss lessons from PEPFAR’s DREAMS partnership and policy options to elevate global attention to the health and development of adolescent girls and young women.

Event — May 11, 2021

Five Years of DREAMS and What Lies Ahead

DREAMS represents a multifaceted approach to addressing HIV prevention, gender inequality, and health security. After five years and over $1 billion invested, this is an opportune moment to examine the key achievements, barriers, and ongoing challenges of DREAMS.

Report by Janet Fleischman — May 10, 2021

Making Gender a Primary Focus of Global Health Security

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities around the world, disrupting access to primary health services. Women and girls must be at the center of future global health security initiatives.

Commentary by Janet Fleischman — March 19, 2021

AIDS’ Existential Moment

How Covid-19 Threatens Education for Girls in Kenya

In this episode, we’re looking at why education for girls, especially secondary education, is so critical for girls’ health and development, and how Covid-19 threatens their ability to go back to school.

Podcast Episode by Janet Fleischman — March 16, 2021

CSIS AIDS Existential Moment
AIDS’ Existential Moment

Voices from Kenya: Economic Empowerment to Prevent HIV

This episode takes us to western Kenya, where new HIV infections among AGYW are among the highest in the country, fueled by social and economic factors. Janet Fleischman brings us three perspectives about the importance, impact, and challenges of reaching vulnerable young women with economic strengthening activities and why these approaches can improve HIV outcomes.

Podcast Episode by Janet Fleischman — January 21, 2021

CSIS AIDS Existential Moment

A Call to Action: Women’s Health and Gender Equality

A priority for the Biden-Harris administration should be to reimagine U.S. global leadership on women’s health and gender equality. U.S. citizens from diverse political persuasions should come together to promote a new vision and proactive strategy for this agenda.

Commentary by Janet Fleischman and J. Stephen Morrison — January 11, 2021