| | | The Only Latina in the Room: Female Representation in National Security Latina and Hispanic women continue to succeed and shine in the professional environment, yet they are still underrepresented in the national and international security space. According to Dr. Fabiana Sofia Perera, Assistant Professor at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Latina and Hispanic women represent less than 1% of the National Security leadership. Join the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute at George Washington University for a panel discussion on representation and equity, followed by opportunities to network with Latina leaders and national security professionals. This event is co-sponsored by Women In International Security. | | | | Women Vs. Women: The Case for Cooperation A Conversation with the Author, Joan Johnson-Freese
Join Women In International Security (WIIS) on October 18th at 11 AM for a discussion with author and Senior WIIS Fellow Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese on her latest book, Women vs. Women: The Case for Cooperation. Women vs. Women is a book about power dynamics and competition between women. It argues that women have been mired in competitive quicksand since the beginning of time, often beginning in earnest during adolescence, to their social, economic, and political detriment. | | | Consultation on Women & Security: A Conversation with Ukrainian Women Two years ago, WIIS Brussels launched a series of consultations on the evolving concept of security. Join them on October 19th at 19:00 CET, for a virtual consultation with the women from Ukraine. This WIIS Consultation will seek to share perspectives on women’s roles in peace and security in Ukraine and in Europe more broadly and generate further discussion on aspects of human security. They will be joined by Olena Suslova, a researcher, human rights, and gender activist with more than 30 years of experience. She has worked in Ukraine and in other countries of the former Soviet Union as a short-term expert and trainer on gender, peace culture, and conflict resolution, among others. She founded an NGO, the Women’s Information Consultative Center, in 1995. She published around 50 books, research articles, and manuals on gender issues. She has worked on the WPS agenda since 2010. | | | How to Address the Gender Gap in International Peace and Security
Join WIIS Spain (SWIIS) and the Spanish Association of Women´s Diplomats on November 3rd for a conversation on developing practical approaches to addressing gender gaps in international peace and security. Spain is a leading country in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. At the same time, it is committed to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the Action for Peacekeeping+ initiative, led by the United Nations. All these initiatives highlight the importance of forging alliances and developing strategies to achieve their objectives, counting on the support of civil society, the private sector, academia, and public institutions. This conference will try to channel the efforts made nationally and internationally to achieve the objectives set. Registration for this event will open in mid-October. | | Spotlight on the WIIS Community | | NATO'S New Strategic Concept: A View from Within
WIIS Portugal hosted Dr. Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary-General at NATO, for a timely debate on the new Strategic Concept. Dr. Berti highlighted new priority areas for defense policy development in the next decade, such as an extended EU-NATO collaboration. Dr. Berti's remarks also focused on the promising, robust inclusion of the WPS Agenda in NATO's new strategic foresight, through which Member-States will seek to advance gender-sensitive policies across all areas. Given the shifting geopolitical tide in Europe, she highlighted NATO's commitment to advancing a comprehensive human security framework across deterrence and defense, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security. | |
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