OSF Program Manager Erin Cooper to DoD
Erin Cooper has been selected to serve as a Women, Peace and Security Policy Analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Erin Cooper has been selected to serve as a Women, Peace and Security Policy Analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense.
OSF is excited to share the next iteration of our SHIFT: Ask a Different Question presentation!
Highlights from our Virtual Dialogue with Foreign Policy Magazine!
Check out OSF's lesson produced for the Department of State's YALI network!
Recommendations for the new Biden Administration about Women, Peace and Security.
A tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s thoughts and quotes on women in leadership, stereotypes on the basis of sex/gender, and human rights.
Grassroots women-led groups given the 2020 Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award in honor of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean.
The Women, Peace and Security agenda, as laid out by UN Security Council Resolution 1325, presents many opportunities to transform the peace and security sector. First and foremost, to make formal peacemaking and peacebuilding processes and structures more inclusive, effective, and responsive to the needs and capacities of the entire population.
“Investments in women are positively correlated to growth, prosperity, stability, democracy, health - and vital to our national security. We cannot write off the talent of half the world and expect to confront our challenges.”
Brave Girls tells a universally relatable coming-of-age story about rebellion against societal expectations, falling in love, and how the consequences of your decisions can shape the rest of your life. Following three young women from Dholka, India, the film shows how they are charting their own paths within their conservative community and the different ways someone can be brave.
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Erin CooperProgram ManagerErin Cooper is a Program Manager with Our Secure Future. She graduated from the University of Denver with a Master’s in International Studies with specializations in Security and Human Rights focusing on human trafficking, human security and the relationship between security policy and international development. At the University of Denver, she served as the Deputy Director for the 2019-2020 academic year for the Human Trafficking Center. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh for her Bachelor’s degree where she double majored in History and Political Science with a concentration in American Legal History. She has previously interned for the U.S. Mission to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with the Department of State, One Earth Future with Our Secure Future, and the International Rescue Committee. Prior to the University of Denver, she served as an Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps in rural Thailand, worked as an operations manager in a retail store, and is a certified yoga instructor. |
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OSF Program Manager Erin Cooper to DoDJuly 20, 2021Erin Cooper has been selected to serve as a Women, Peace and Security Policy Analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense. |
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SHIFT: Ask a Different Question- The VideoJuly 13, 2021OSF is excited to share the next iteration of our SHIFT: Ask a Different Question presentation! |
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Women, Peace and Security for the Digital Age HighlightsMay 27, 2021Highlights from our Virtual Dialogue with Foreign Policy Magazine! |
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Women, Peace and Security: The first 100 Days and BeyondJanuary 20, 2021Recommendations for the new Biden Administration about Women, Peace and Security. |
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30 Days of (t)RuthOctober 01, 2020A tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s thoughts and quotes on women in leadership, stereotypes on the basis of sex/gender, and human rights. |
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Global Women’s Groups Honored in Memory of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKeanJuly 16, 2020Grassroots women-led groups given the 2020 Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award in honor of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean. |
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Mobilizing Men as Partners for ChangeJune 22, 2020The Women, Peace and Security agenda, as laid out by UN Security Council Resolution 1325, presents many opportunities to transform the peace and security sector. |
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Women Wednesday: Melanne VerveerSeptember 17, 2019“Investments in women are positively correlated to growth, prosperity, stability, democracy, health - and vital to our national security. We cannot write off the talent of half the world and expect to confront our challenges.” |