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To mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Washington, DC launched an international essay competition—1325AndBeyond. Please find 1325AndBeyond: Winning Essays here. The essays in this volume underscore the global importance of the WPS agenda and present innovative ideas on how to move the WPS agenda forward. 
This summer, Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) and Women In International Security (WIIS) will co-host monthly virtual career development events. Throughout these events, participants will build upon important career development skills and connect with professionals in international affairs.

Thank you all for joining our fourth Professional Development Series webinar-- Transitions and Taking a Leap: Switching Sectors and Leveraging your Contacts. Many thanks to Women's Foreign Policy Group and all of our panelists:
Barrie Freeman, United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office Deputy and Political Director
Reta Jo Lewis, The German Marshall Fund Senior Fellow and Director of Congressional Affairs
Wanida Lewis, Environment360 Programs and Strategic Partnerships Former Director
Wenchi Yu, VIPKid Global Public Policy Head
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Women In International Security President (Moderator)

More updates about our next Professional Development Series webinar coming soon.

The Gender and Security Agenda: Strategies for the 21st Century (London: Routledge, July 2020) is available for purchase. The book examines the gender dimensions of a wide array of national and international security challenges and is the product of a two-year WIIS research project. Please find a flyer of the book with a 20% promo code here.

For Sama is an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.

Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
Date and registration coming soon! 
In support of WFPG's mission of working to ensure that women's voices are heard on national security and foreign policy issues, WFPG is compiling a database of diverse and qualified women who are ready to serve in non-Senate-confirmed presidentially appointed positions. This is a bipartisan effort aimed at providing both the Trump Administration and the Biden Transition Team with a list of women candidates from a variety of backgrounds willing to serve in their administrations.

We invite you to join WFPG in this effort by nominating women in your network for inclusion in this database. We are committed to building a diverse list and ask that you are conscious of including women of color and other women from historically marginalized groups among your nominees.

Help WFPG make the case that there are ample numbers of qualified women ready to serve and that there is no excuse for leaving women out of the decision-making process. Join us in lifting up women on both sides of the aisle and building a diverse pipeline of future leaders.
We invite you to read the WIIS August Book Club Pick

The Gender and Global Security Agenda: Strategies for the 21st Century
Edited By: Chantal de Jonge Oudraat & Michael E. Brown
You can also listen on Spotify here.
Interested in participating/have ideas on podcast topics? Email [email protected]
Call for Resources

WIIS is compiling a resource page for information about gender in international security and we are looking for member-written articles, papers and books to feature! 
Non-English and international sources encouraged.
Please send all sources to [email protected]
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