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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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Kathleen McInnis

Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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Smart Women, Smart Power @ 10

Smart Women, Smart Power is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a keynote kick-ff featuring HON Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, following by a panel that explores women’s leadership during Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

Event — October 15, 2024

What Difference Does It Make?

What does having women sitting at international affairs decisionmaking tables actually get us? This Smart Women, Smart Power report sheds light on the powerful contributions that women make in some of the most influential spaces in the world.

Report by Kathleen McInnis and Alexis Day — October 15, 2024

Humanitarian Finance: A Missed Opportunity for Reform at the Summit of the Future

The United Nations hosted the Summit of the Future in New York on September 20–23, seeking to “forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future," yet humanitarian finance was not meaningfully included in its agenda or outcome.

Critical Questions by Marc Cohen and Michelle Strucke — September 30, 2024

Driving Impact Live: From Peace Corps Volunteer To Director

Have you ever wondered how Washington’s most influential policy leaders got their start? Join the Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project and explore Washington's most prominent policy trailblazers' exhilarating personal and professional journeys.

Event — September 24, 2024

Driving Impact Live: From Peace Corps Volunteer to Director

CSIS welcomed Carol Spahn, Director of the Peace Corps, to discuss her journey from volunteering in Romania after the end of the Cold War to becoming the 21st Peace Corps Director and a renowned leader in the international development field.

Transcript — September 24, 2024

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A Conversation with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Dr. Kathleen McInnis sat down with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for a conversation on her new memoir, where she reflects on her time in Congress. 

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 23, 2024

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The Gender-Based Violence Crisis in Haiti

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and associate director Juliana Rubio analyze the history and present challenges of gender-based violence in Haiti.

Brief by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Juliana Rubio — September 19, 2024