Gender and International Security

The Freeman Chair in China Studies is pleased to host a roundtable with journalist and author Leta Hong Fincher, Chinese feminist and activist Churan Zheng, and historian Emily Whalen, to discuss the 10-year anniversary of Leftover Women - The resurgence of Gender Inequality in China. 

Please join the Interpret: China project and a group of experts for a discussion of China's current demographic challenges and proposed solutions to these issues.

Please join CSIS in commemorating SRREJ’s one-year anniversary on Friday June 30th to delve into the importance of racial equity in foreign policy and diplomacy. The program will conclude with a networking reception for in-person attendees.  

Join the Americas Program for a hybrid public event on the intersection between democracy and women's rights, the role of women in building democratic and equitable societies, and the systemic violence that they face. 

El Programa sobre las Americas lo invita a participar en un evento público en formato hibrido sobre la intersección entre la democracia y los derechos de las mujeres, el papel de las mujeres en la construcción de sociedades democráticas y equitativas, y la violencia sistémica que enfrentan.

On Monday, June 5, 2023, Smart Women, Smart Power will host Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations of the U.S. Navy, for a virtual discussion on the U.S. Navy’s priorities as it upholds the international rules-based order and protects U.S. interests across the maritime domain, including in the Indo-Pacific and Europe.

Please join the CSIS Global Food Security Program as we welcome Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director, and Vanya Slavchevska, Social Policy Officer, of the UN FAO's Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division for this in-depth discussion on the path to addressing gender inequalities in food systems.

The CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative hosted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 a virtual Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, the 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.

In recognition of Women’s History Month this March, CSIS joined forces with the Women’s Foreign Policy Group to facilitate a discussion about how gender diversity in defense and security leads to greater innovation and leadership within foreign policy.

On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, join Smart Women, Smart Power for a virtual conversation with Gayle E. Smith, the CEO of the ONE Campaign. As we pass the three-year mark since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Kathleen McInnis, Director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative, will sit down with Gayle to discuss her role in leading the U.S. effort to end the global pandemic, and more.

Please join CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power for a virtual event on Monday, March 6, 2023, with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA. Michelle will discuss how CARE has worked to rally the global community to respond to recent humanitarian crises holistically.