Gender and International Security

CSIS's Smart Women, Smart Power Project leads research that uses gender as a lens for better understanding international relations and national security challenges – and discern ways through which the national security, foreign policy and business communities can better advance gender equity in their decision-making structures.

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Investments in the Future: Reversing the Dire State of Maternal Nutrition

Over one billion women and adolescent girls suffer from undernourishment. What consequences does this have on maternal and child health? What is needed to improve the dire state of global maternal nutrition?

Critical Questions by Anita Kirschenbaum , Zane Swanson , and Caitlin Welsh — April 14, 2023

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Kathleen McInnis

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative

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Innovation & Leadership in Defense and Security

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.

Event by Hadeil Ali , Alexa Chopivsky , Michèle Flournoy , Algene Sajery , Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel , and Kari A. Bingen — March 23, 2023

Three Years Later: A Conversation with Gayle E. Smith, the CEO of the ONE Campaign, on Covid-19

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.

Event by Kathleen McInnis and Gayle E. Smith — March 22, 2023

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Nerding Out on NATO

Host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Dr. Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — March 22, 2023

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Technology as a Driver of Gender Equality and Peace

As the 67th Commission on the Status of Women meets, the Project on Fragility and Mobility outlines how innovation and technology can be powerful in addressing gender inequalities and should be critical tools within the broader discussion of global fragility.

Commentary by Abigail Edwards , Alexis Day , and Erol Yayboke — March 8, 2023