OSF News & Events

The Beating Heart of U.S. Women, Peace and Security is Bipartisanship

Shutdowns, polarization, progressive-left vs far-right. There is no end to the ways the American people have become fractured. It seems like the skills of dialogue, negotiation, collaboration, and working together to advance our shared commitments on creating a more peaceful and secure world is a thing of the past.

But the truth is that women on the Hill have outwitted the insidious polarization gripping the country by using a tool that everyone has forgotten is quintessentially American, and already in their back pocket: bipartisanship.

Celebrating 26 Years of UNSCR 1325 & Reflecting on a Year of Progress and Partnership

Engaging the Private Sector to Advance Women, Peace and Security

The research findings underscore the value that the WPS agenda adds to the private sector in several different ways—from increased profit to increased operational stability—and highlights how it can deliver concrete benefits to companies by contributing to economic stability, market and investment security, risk mitigation, workforce resilience, greater productivity, reputational support, and market credibility