In addition, she serves on the Advisory committee of the UN Women US National Committee. Rubin was a director of IHRG, now called Global Rights. She served on the Leadership Council for Amnesty International and co-chaired the organization's 50th Anniversary Year of Activities to expand the scope of human rights protection worldwide. She chaired the Coalition for Women in International Development (WID), and is a Commissioner of the Women's Refugee Commission. Beginning in the early 1980s, Rubin worked to advance women's equal access to resources during her tenure in each administration, the UN and as a member of several boards, including the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She served on the Brookings Expert Committee on UN Human Rights Mechanisms and has worked for passage of the Convention to End Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Rubin has been invited as a guest speaker to several universities, military institutions, and public affairs events. She has appeared on the Charlie Rose Show. She has written articles for publications including The International Herald Tribune.