Opinion & Insights

• OSF’s Letters on Afghanistan

  August 31, 2021 in Peace and Security by Hannah Proctor

  

  Read the two letters OSF and partner organizations sent to Congress and the Holy See to urge the Biden Administration to act in Afghanistan.

• Women, Climate, & Conflict: Why Gender Matters

  August 24, 2021 in Peace and Security

  

  Part one of our guest blog series exploring the nexus of gender, conflict and climate change.

• Distinguished Awardee Spotlight

  August 17, 2021 in Engaging Men, Male Allies for WPS

  

  Our Secure Future highlights our partnerships with local peacebuilding organizations as part of our Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security project. 

• The Inaugural WPS Congressional Report

  August 10, 2021 in Policy and Tools by Hannah Proctor

  

  On June 20, 2021, the Biden Administration released its inaugural report on the ongoing implementation of WPS within the administration.

• TEDTalk Tuesday: Dame Stephanie Shirley

  August 03, 2021

  

  “For years, I was the first woman this, or the only woman that. And in those days, I couldn’t work on the stock exchange, I couldn’t drive a bus or fly an airplane. Indeed, I couldn’t open a bank account without my husband’s permission. My generation of women fought the battles for the right to work and the right for equal pay.”

• Our Secure Future Mid-Year Update

  July 27, 2021

  

  It’s hard to believe we are already half-way through 2021. The team remains busy as we transition into a hybrid work environment in Washington, DC. Although all of us have faced many challenges in the last year, we also have made some strides forward. I’m happy to share Our Secure Future’s mid-year wins with you. 

• OSF Program Manager Erin Cooper to DoD

  July 20, 2021 by Erin Cooper

  

  Erin Cooper has been selected to serve as a Women, Peace and Security Policy Analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense.

• SHIFT: Ask a Different Question- The Video

  July 13, 2021 in Policy and Tools by Erin Cooper

  

  OSF is excited to share the next iteration of our SHIFT: Ask a Different Question presentation!

• TEDTalk Tuesday: Rumaitha Al Busaidi

  July 06, 2021 in Story of Women

• Our Secure Future Celebrates Pride

  June 29, 2021 in Peace and Security by Hannah Proctor

  

  This June, OSF celebrates Pride Month and the activism of community leaders who have improved our collective security through fighting for their human rights.

• Gender Equality: A Better Path to Security and Stability

  June 22, 2021 in Leadership and Participation, Peace and Security by Hannah Proctor

  

  What happens when we depart from the traditional security path? Better outcomes for everyone.

• Juneteenth: Recognition, Restoration, Celebration

  June 18, 2021

  

  Juneteenth is a day of recognition, restoration, and celebration of the end slavery in the United States.

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