Jolynn Shoemaker is a Fellow with Our Secure Future who has more than 20 years of experience working on international peace and security, with a focus on Women, Peace and Security and women’s leadership, human rights and rule of law. She has worked with civil society organizations, think tanks and universities engaged in policy-relevant research, training and engagement. She served as the Executive Director of the global network, Women in International Security (WIIS), where she developed groundbreaking studies on women's experiences in international peace and security careers and contributed to the civil society advocacy that led to the first U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, while developing numerous mentorship and professional development programs. Previously, at the Institute for Inclusive Security, she developed research and advocacy initiatives to advance Women, Peace and Security in the U.S. Government and multilateral organizations. Currently, in addition to her fellowship with OSF, she is the Senior Director for Global Engagements in Global Affairs at University of California, Davis. She has also taught national security as an adjunct professor at California State University, Sacramento. Earlier in her career, Ms. Shoemaker served in policy and legal positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and she also worked in the US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. She holds a Juris Doctor and a Master of Arts (Security Studies) from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, San Diego.
Publications
Five Steps to a Feminist Foreign Policy
Policy Brief: Not the Usual Suspects
Not the Usual Suspects: Engaging Male Leaders of Women, Peace and Security
