Our Secure Future urges the US State Department to prioritize the National Strategy on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in its bilateral and multilateral engagement with Afghanistan.
On Saturday, February 22, 2020 South Sudan's political rivals President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Reik Machar announced they will agree to share power and form a unity government. This could end a six-year civil war that has displaced millions of South Sudanese. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.
Our Secure Future commissioned a poll of 1,500 registered voters in the U.S. to get a sense of how they view foreign policy decision-makers, whether they see themselves represented in that arena, and whether they consider themselves to be a feminist.
March 10, 2020--Yesterday we announced the establishment of the Women, Peace and Security Caucus in the US House of Representatives.
Cynda Collins Arsenault is the founder of Our Secure Future: Women Make the Difference and works hand in hand with the team to provide strategic vision to the program as a part of One Earth Future. She is the co-founder, Board Chair and President of Secure World Foundation, an operating foundation working for the secure and sustainable use of outer space for the benefit of humanity. Ms.
By leveraging their unique position as confidantes and influencers in families and communities, women and mothers could become important agents of change and key players in the fight against online violence and hate speech.
It is practically impossible to feel secured when bullets fly left, right, and centre as is the case now in the Anglophone regions of my country, Cameroon.
In this installation of Notes From the Field, we highlight the work of Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham at Smash Strategies.
“We envision a world where all people are equal and free from discrimination– a world in which gender justice and human rights are promoted and protected. In order to achieve gender justice for all, we believe men and boys need to be part of the solution as allies to women’s rights and other social justice movements. Equality is only possible if we work together.”
“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.”
"To me that meant promoting human rights, and we all know that women’s rights are human rights, seeking gender equality and protecting vulnerable populations... those are pretty good bases for a national security framework."
