“Is Diplomacy A Woman’s Job?” - referring to Eugenie Anderson, 1952

Eugenie Anderson, America’s first female ambassador, was a pioneering practitioner of what she called “people’s diplomacy.” Learn more about her & other women trailblazers in diplomacy👇

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This #TBT , we look back at DLIA Director Hadeil Ali’s engaging conversation with the Hon. Shawn Skelly in the last season of Driving Impact.

Shawn Skelly discussed her U.S. Navy service, leadership role at Department of Defense 🇺🇸, and more👇 bit.ly/3SSdn7r

In today’s #PolicyFellowSpotlight , we introduce Julien Hector.

Julien is a senior at American University majoring in intl. studies. He is currently interning at Latin America Working Group, researching socioeconomic and environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Welcome to CSIS, Julien!

Need a one-stop source for the latest news, analysis, and initiatives on the intersection of DEI and U.S. national security and foreign policy?

DLIA is launching a quarterly newsletter this Spring where you can find all this and more!

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“For more than three decades, advocates for Arab Americans and other MENA groups have campaigned for their own checkbox on the U.S. census and other government forms.”

Read more about the new 'Middle Eastern or North African' category in the U.S. census👇
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“Women performed 78% of the total value of unpaid household production in 2019.”

Globally, economic policies increasingly acknowledge unpaid care and domestic work. Read in @Axios about a recent report on measuring women's critical economic contribution👇
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In our next #PolicyFellowSpotlight , we are thrilled to introduce Isaiah Barber.

Isaiah is a senior at Howard University where he majors in political science and international relations. He has interned at Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Welcome to CSIS, Isaiah!

#FactFriday : From the options below, which country has NOT officially adopted a feminist foreign policy?

Read the 2023 edition of ‘Defining Feminist Foreign Policy’ by Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative here: bit.ly/4a15QZJ

What role do religious and other forms of diversity play in the missile defense field?

CSIS @ShaanShaikh and Seamus Daniels discuss the importance of building diverse pipelines into the national security field in this #TBT with CSIS International Security Program 🔽 bit.ly/3TKksHe

Meet Lakshmi Mosquera-Herrera! #PolicyFellowSpotlight

Lakshmi is a junior at Trinity Washington University where she studies global affairs. She was a Citizens for Global Solutions and an ImmSchools Policy Fellow. Her experience as a Colombian immigrant shapes her strong commitment to fair policies.

Welcome!

“From Washington to Buenos Aires, the risk looms large that these hard-fought, forward-looking policies can easily be abandoned.”

Is the future of feminist foreign policy at risk? @LyricThompson writes on its global trajectory for @NYTimes 🔽 nyti.ms/3sZXykH

“We need to mainstream the equity and rights discourse as an integral part of every country’s engagement with one another.”

Nandita Baruah writes on embracing Feminist foreign policy for South Asian Voices

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Free coffee isn’t what makes a big difference in retention. Inclusion is one big thing that does. s.hbr.org/48rNLmH

'For the United States to become a serious broker in the fight for gender equity… there needs to be a fundamental change in how things are done.”

Andrea Sakleh explores gender and US policy in MENA. Read more 🔽 buff.ly/494gxJO

Meet Kaylee Bravo! #PolicyFellowSpotlight

Kaylee is a sophomore at GW University where she studies intl. affairs with a conc. in security policy. She participated in Model United Nations and is interested in nuclear energy, security policy and environmental preservation.

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“There is a perception in some Black communities that when the U.S. goes to war, Black people will be more likely to perish.”

Naima Green-Riley and Andrew Leber on why Black Americans are less likely to support military action in Foreign Affairs 🔽 buff.ly/3x6xFRL

On International Women’s Day, the The Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion paid tribute to outstanding African American female Ambs. and their inspiring ‘firsts’. Read more about leaders like Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Amb. June Carter-Perry, and Amb. Cindy Courville 🔽 buff.ly/3Vuq0a3

Meet Jena Musmar! #PolicyFellowSpotlight

Jena is a senior at George Mason University where she majors in government and int’l politics. She received Arab America's 20 Under 20 Award & Fairfax County Government 🇺🇸 Peace Award and is interested in international criminal law.

Welcome to CSIS!

#CSISDEISpotlight : Learn more about the #MujerProspera Challenge, a USAID initiative aimed at advancing gender equity in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, in CSIS Americas’ recent event with a keynote address by Samantha Power 🔽
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“The clearance system offers another example of how structural inequality has both reflected and reinforced disadvantage in the United States.”

Matthew Connelly & Patricia Irvin discuss the flaws of security clearance in Foreign Affairs. Read more 🔽 buff.ly/42x9Ldd