Smart Women, Smart Power

SWSP is creating space for women in one of the most powerful decision-making spaces in the world: national security and foreign affairs

The Smart Women, Smart Power (SWSP) Initiative has a simple starting point: people are policy. We are committed to creating a platform for respectful and inclusive discussion of the many ways in which women influence and impact the international security, foreign policy and business agendas. The Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative launched in December 2014.

Contact Information

  • Alexis Day
  • Program Manager and Research Associate, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program.
  • aday@csis.org

Featured Podcasts

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The Fight Continues for Iranian Women

Host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad for a conversation on the current state of Iran and women’s rights.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — October 11, 2023

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Smart Women, Smart Power: A Conversation with Melinda Gates

Please join us for a discussion with Melinda Gates, Co-Chair & Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Along with Bill Gates, she sets the foundation's overall direction and shapes and approves the organization's strategies.

Event — May 20, 2015

Leigh Warner

Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program

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Alexis Day

Program Manager and Research Associate, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program.

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