Women in Combat Units: Experiences of Partner Nations Russell Senate Office Building Reserve Officers Association Washington, DC May 1-2, 2014

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Symposium Sponsors The Women in Combat Symposium: Experiences of Partner Nations was made possible in collaboration with our Congressional Sponsors

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Senator Tim Kaine Representative Loretta Sanchez Also, the generous support from our sponsors:

Special thank you to our individual donors

Joy Bronson Smith Brandon Denecke Carolyn Washington

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Welcome Dear Colleagues, Welcome! We look forward to your participation in the Women in Combat Units: The Experiences of Partner Nations symposium. Over the next two days, attendees will hear from partner nation representatives, scholars and servicewomen and men on both the importance of and the challenges to integrating women into combat roles. Our belief is that by sharing the expertise of partner nations who have already fully integrated their militaries we will provide effective strategies, new perspectives, lessons learned, and better courses of action to the greater community of practice. We hope that we will all leave this symposium with renewed commitment to achieving gender parity in our combat forces. This symposium is a collaborative effort of many people and groups. We offer a special word of thanks to our Congressional sponsors —Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Tim Kaine and Representative Loretta Sanchez. We sincerely appreciate their vocal support and continued effort in the full and successful integration of the U.S. Armed Forces. Thanks also go to our funders and sponsors— The Cohen Group, the Reserve Officers Association, the governments of Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Brandon Denecke, Joy Smith Bronson, and Carolyn Washington. We’d like to further thank our Advisory Committee: Pamela Aall, Margaret Cope, Vania Leveille, Lori Manning, Gale Mattox, and Carolyn Washington. Their support has been key and has allowed us to bring together so many experts from around the world. Lastly a great many thanks to our colleagues at Women in International Security (WIIS) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-North America, Charles Christian, Annie Davies, Sarah Lord, Lauren McNally and Jenny Sue Ross. In this program you will find the agenda and bios of guest speakers and panelists. You will also find logistical information to help you navigate the next two days. Information on the convening organizations, the Combat Integration Initiative and WIIS can be found as well. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to ask our colleagues and volunteers. Sincerely,

Chantal de Jonge Oudraat President Women In International Security

Ellen Haring Senior Fellow Women In International Security 2

Symposium Logistics Two Locations The symposium will be held in room 325 in the Russell Senate Building on May 1 and the Reserve Officers Association on May 2. These buildings are located on opposite corners of the intersection of First Street NE and Constitution Avenue. Union Station (Red line) and Capitol South (Orange and Blue lines) Metro stops are within .5 miles.

Security Please note that you should allow extra time to go through security at the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 1. You may want to arrive there by 9am. Registration Please bring this symposium program with you to both days. Staff and Volunteers For questions, turn to staff and volunteers. They can be found near the registration tables and can be identified by a WIIS nametag.

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Agenda

Women in Combat Units: Experiences of Partner Nations

May 1, 2014 325 Russell Senate Office Building

9:30-9:45

Women, Peace and Security in the 21st Century Welcome | Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, President, Women In International Security Opening Remarks | Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va.

9:45-11:00

Women in Combat Testimonials Women from the US and partner nations will share their recent combat experiences to demystify common misperceptions about women serving in combat. Each panel member will provide 5-7 minutes describing their most recent personal experiences in combat. • Moderator: Katey van Dam, Captain,US Marine Corps • Panelists: Colonel Jennie Carignan, Canada Bryan Coughlin, Captain, US Marine Corps Captain Kristine Hockauf Baago, Denmark Marci Hodge, Major, US Army Jennifer Hunt, Staff Sergeant, US Army Reserve Sergeant Gunvor Linn Gustavsen, Norway Corporal Malin Tilfors, Sweden

11:00-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:30

Occupational Standards: How Important is the Sandbag? This panel will explore how military occupational standards were established and what, if any, changes to those standards have occurred over the intervening years. This panel will feature defense scientists and military experts. • Moderator: Joy Bronson Smith, US Navy Veteran • Panelists: Captain Nina Sofie Berg, Norway Captain Anna Björsson, Sweden Dr. Tara Reilly, Canada Major John Steemann Adamsen, Denmark

12:30-12:35

Closing Remarks | Ellen Haring, Senior Fellow, Women In International Security Annie Davies, Program Manager, Women In International Security

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May 2, 2014 Reserve Officer Association Building 1st Street and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, D.C 9:30-9:40

Welcome from Reserve Officers Association | TBC

9:45-11:00

Operational Effectiveness, Unit Cohesion and Culture: Do Women Make a Difference? This panel will explore the debate surrounding how women impact operational effectiveness, unit cohesion and military culture. It will feature military commanders and female combat arms soldiers from partner nations. • Moderator: Dr. Robert Egnell, Georgetown University • Panelists: Captain Nina Sofie Berg, Norway Colonel Jennie Carignan, Canada Captain Anna Bjorsson, Sweden Captain Christofer Lennings, Sweden Major John Steeman Adamsen, Denmark Coffee Break

11:00-11:15 11:15-12:30

12:30-13:30 13:30-14:45

14:45-15:00

The Way Forward: Leadership and Training This panel will explore what approaches to leadership and training were taken to include women in combat units and how they may have been modified over the years. It will feature military commanders and female combat arms soldiers. • Moderator: Ellen Haring, Colonel, US Army Reserve • Panelists: Colonel Jennie Carignan, Canada Bryan Coughlin, Captain, US Marine Corps Captain Kristine Hockauf Baago, Denmark Captain Christofer Lennings, Sweden Lunch Break Building the Ranks: Recruitment, Conscription, or Selective Service This panel will explore methods for recruiting and retaining women in combat units. It will include a discussion of how partner nations have approached conscription. • Moderator: Margaret Cope, Colonel, US Air Force (Ret.) • Panelists: Captain Anna Bjorsson, Sweden Major John Steeman Adamsen, Denmark Coffee break

15:00-16:15

A US Update: Multiple Perspectives This panel will provide an update on where the US military services stand with full integration. • Moderator: Carolyn Washington, Colonel, US Army (Ret.) • Panelists: Margaret Cope, Colonel, US Air Force (Ret.) Ellen Haring, Colonel, US Army Reserve Greg Jacob, Captain, US Marine Corps Veteran

16:15-16:45

Closing Remarks | Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, President, WIIS 5

Congressional Sponsors Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten E. Gillibrand was first sworn in as United States Senator from New York in January 2009. In November 2012, Gillibrand was elected to her first six-year Senate term with 72 percent of the vote, winning 60 of New York’s 62 counties. Prior to her service in the Senate, Gillibrand served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York’s 20th Congressional District, which spanned 10 counties in upstate New York. Throughout her time in Congress, Senator Gillibrand has been committed to open and honest government. When she was first elected, she pledged to bring unprecedented transparency and access to her post. And she did, becoming the first Member of Congress to post her official public schedule, personal financial disclosure, and federal earmark requests online. The New York Times called Gillibrand's commitment to transparency a "quiet touch of revolution" in Washington, and The Sunlight Foundation, the leading advocacy organization dedicated to making government more open and transparent, praised Senator Gillibrand as a pioneer for her work. For more information, visit Senator Gillibrand's Sunlight Report at http://gillibrand.senate.gov/sunlight/ And she hasn’t let up since. In 2012, Senator Gillibrand became the first Senator in history to publish her personal tax returns for every year she has served in office directly on her own website, and led the effort to pass the STOCK Act, legislation to finally make insider trading by members of Congress illegal, making them play by the exact same set of rules as every other American. A Washington Post report hailed the STOCK Act as the “most substantial debate on congressional ethics in nearly five years.” In the U.S. Senate, Senator Gillibrand has made her presence felt, helping lead the fight to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military, and providing health care and compensation to the 9/11 first responders and community survivors that are sick with diseases caused by the toxins at Ground Zero. Senator Gillibrand worked to bring Democrats and Republicans together to win both legislative victories, leading Newsweek/The Daily Beast to name Senator Gillibrand one of “150 Women Who Shake the World.” As the mother of two young children, Senator Gillibrand knows that working families are struggling in this difficult economy. By making quality child care and higher education more affordable, providing property tax relief and keeping our neighborhoods safe, Senator Gillibrand's legislative agenda puts middle class and working families first. She has written legislation to address the country's nursing shortage, make quality autism treatment more affordable, improve asthma treatment for children, and ensure that drinking water and baby products are safe for consumers. And she led the way to take drop-side cribs 6

that were responsible for the deaths of infants off the market. Senator Gillibrand's number one priority is to rebuild the American economy, by creating good-paying jobs, helping small businesses get loans, and partnering with the private sector to foster innovation and entrepreneurship. She wrote new legislation to strengthen and retool New York’s manufacturers, and stamp more products with the words “Made in America,” and create new manufacturing jobs in New York. As the first New York Senator to sit on the Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, Senator Gillibrand is giving New York families the seat at the table they deserve as Congress debates food policy. She worked hard to strengthen the 2012 Farm Bill for New York by strengthening specialty crops, expanding rural broadband, improving recovery efforts from natural disasters, and protect access to nutrition assistance for struggling children and families. After serving on the Armed Services Committee in the House, Senator Gillibrand is again serving on the Senate Armed Services, using her position to strengthen America's armed services, national security and military readiness, and to continue fighting for America's troops and military families by creating better economic opportunities for veterans returning home to their families today. Among her top priorities for the 113th Congress, is ending the scourge of sexual violence in the military, and strengthening the rights and protections of victims of sexual assault. From her seat on the Aging Committee, Senator Gillibrand is committed to fighting on behalf of seniors, working to lower the cost of prescription drugs, make long-term care more affordable so seniors can remain independent for as long as they are able, and protecting seniors from financial fraud. Senator Gillibrand is also working to lower property taxes, co-sponsoring legislation that would give New York residents a full federal tax deduction for their property taxes. After attending Albany's Academy of Holy Names, Senator Gillibrand graduated in 1984 from Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, the first all women's high school in the United States. A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College in 1988, Gillibrand went on to receive her law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1991 and served as a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. After working as an attorney in New York City for more than a decade, Senator Gillibrand served as Special Counsel to United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Andrew Cuomo during the Clinton Administration. She then worked as an attorney in Upstate New York before becoming a member of Congress. Born and raised in upstate New York, Senator Gillibrand now lives in Brunswick, New York, with her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, and their two young sons, nine-year-old Theodore and four-year-old Henry.

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Senator Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine has served people throughout his life as a missionary, civil rights lawyer, teacher and elected official. He is one of just 20 Americans (and the only Virginian) to have represented his community as a Mayor, Governor and United States Senator. Tim was elected to the Senate in 2012 as a can-do optimist skilled in bringing people together across old lines of party, race or region. In the Senate, he serves on the Armed Services, Budget and Foreign Relations Committees. He is Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on the Near East, South and Central Asian Affairs, overseeing American foreign policy in this critical region, from Morocco to Bangladesh. Tim’s Armed Services work focuses on crafting smart defense strategy in a changing world and also enables him to tackle a personal mission—the reduction of unemployment among veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans. His first legislation, the Troop Talent Act of 2013, established new standards to help active duty servicemembers attain civilian credentials for military skills to assist their transition into the workforce – a bill inspired by conversations Tim had with Virginians on the campaign trail. On the Budget Committee, Tim used his experience making tough budget decisions in local and state office in Virginia to help Congress pass a two-year budget agreement that offsets the worst impacts of sequestration that had disproportionately impacted the Commonwealth. He passionately believes that working in compromise with the House to produce regular budgets will help provide the economic certainty necessary to grow the American economy. On Foreign Relations, Tim works to enhance American diplomatic leadership, with a special focus on the Middle East and Latin America. As one of the Senate’s few members fluent in Spanish, Tim is chair of the US/Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Group. He is currently working with a bipartisan group of Senators to revise the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and establish a more orderly consultative relationship between Congress and the President regarding the initiation of military action. Tim’s other priority is expanding economic opportunity for all through infrastructure investment, better workforce training, immigration reform and smart strategies to expand health care access while reducing costs to families, businesses and government. Tim has also introduced important legislation for Virginia, including a bill to preserve the state’s historic Civil War battlegrounds, as well as legislation to grant federal recognition to six Virginia Native American tribes. Tim grew up working in his father’s ironworking shop in Kansas City. He was educated at the University of Missouri and Harvard Law School and started his public service career by taking a year off from Harvard to work with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras in 1980 – 1981. After law school, he practiced law in 8

Richmond for 17 years, specializing in the representation of people who had been denied housing due to their race or disability. He also began teaching part-time at the University of Richmond in 1987 and continues his involvement with the University to this day. Tim was first elected to office in 1994, serving as a city councilmember and then Mayor of Richmond. He became Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2002 and was inaugurated as Virginia’s 70th Governor in 2006. During his tenure as Governor, Virginia attained national recognition as the best state for business in America, the best managed state in America, and the state where a child is most likely to have a successful life. During the nation’s worst recession in 70 years, Tim worked to ensure that Virginia had one of the lowest unemployment rates and highest median incomes in the nation, all while maintaining its stellar Triple A bond rating for fiscal stewardship. Tim was Chair of the Southern Governors’ Association from 2008 – 2009 and Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 – 2011. Tim is married to Anne Holton, who currently serves as Virginia Secretary of Education. A former legal aid lawyer and juvenile court judge, Anne recently ran Great Expectations, a program for more than 500 foster children attending Virginia community colleges. Tim and Anne revel in the adventures of their three grown children and live in the same Northside Richmond neighborhood where they moved as newlyweds nearly 30 years ago.

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Representative Loretta Sanchez Loretta Sanchez Loretta Sanchez is proud to represent California's 46th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange and Garden Grove in Orange County. She began her congressional career in January of 1997 and is currently serving her ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A recognized leader on military and national security issues, Rep. Sanchez is the second highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. She currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, where she is working to prepare our Armed Forces for a new generation of security challenges. On the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, Rep. Sanchez focuses on Army and Air Force acquisition programs and weapons systems, along with the Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs and National Guard issues. Rep. Sanchez is also a senior member of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, where she served as Ranking Member during the 112th Congress. Rep. Sanchez was appointed by Leader Pelosi to the prestigious Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Rep. Sanchez is the leading voice in Congress for women in the military. She is founder and co-chair of the Women in the Military Caucus and is the highest ranked female on the Armed Services Committee. Rep. Sanchez fought to allow female service members to serve in combat roles and she has implemented significant measures to fight sexual assault in the military, successfully updating outdated sexual assault provisions in the Uniform Code of Military Justice, originally enacted in 1950, in order to grant additional survivors' rights. She also legislated to implement a sexual assault database in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law No: 110-417. Rep. Sanchez serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security, where she is the second ranked Democrat and most senior female member. She has served since the Homeland committee's founding and has emerged as an expert on intelligence and counterterrorism issues. As a member of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Rep. Sanchez provides strict oversight on important security issues, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card program and the Visa Waiver Program. She is also a member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. In Congress, Rep. Sanchez is a leader in securing America's borders. A strong advocate for border security, she frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News, and other national media outlets to discuss the importance of economic development and trade along the U.S.-Mexico border and ports of entry. She frequently meets with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other national security officials to provide guidance on critical issues, including combating human, weapons, and drug trafficking and ensuring interagency cooperation on national security issues. Rep. Sanchez is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition, and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. She is also co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea. She was appointed by Leader Pelosi to 10

serve on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), a bipartisan, bicameral committee that continually monitors matters relating to the US economy, including unemployment, foreclosures, and interest rates. Congresswoman Sanchez strongly supports small businesses and is founder and co-chair of the Small Business Information Technology (IT) Caucus. Last year, Congresswoman Sanchez founded the Regulatory Review Caucus, which she co-chairs. House Minority Whip Hoyer has named Rep. Sanchez to the Democratic National Security Working Group. She is a board member of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. The Blue Dog Coalition appointed Rep. Sanchez to the Task Force on Oversight and Regulatory Review and she is also a member of the New Democratic Coalition's Task Forces on Innovation, Competitiveness and Tax Reform and Education. Rep. Sanchez is a member of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue. A product of public schools and Head Start, Sanchez is a graduate of Chapman University and American University's MBA program. Prior to serving in Congress, Sanchez worked in the financial markets, with firms including Booz Allen Hamilton and Fieldman Rolapp.

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Panelists and Moderators Captain Nina-Sofie Berg, Norwegian Armed Forces Nina-Sofie Berg received her basic training in the Norwegian School of Infantry in 1999, and served one year as rifle squad team leader in Telemark Battalion. She was accepted at the Norwegian Military Academy in 2001, and after graduating in 2003 went on to serve as Combat Service Support Platoon Leader in Afghanistan in 2004- 2005. Upon returning to Norway, Captain Berg first served as an instructor at the Norwegian Officer Candidate School before moving on to serve with the Norwegian Special Forces, both at home and abroad. In 2010, she served as Company Commander for the Combat Service Support Battalion. In 2013, she received the Norwegian RAM award (given for respect, responsibility and courage). Captain Berg is currently a student at the Norwegian Defense University College and will go on to serve as second in command for the Combat Service Support Battalion.

Captain Anna Björsson, Swedish Armed Forces Head Quarters, Sweden Anna Björsson is currently serving as the Gender Advisor to the Chief Operations at the Swedish Armed Forces Joint Forces Command. Her main task is to advice the Commander and to support the staff in integrating a gender perspective into the planning of operations. She has served twice in Afghanistan, the last time in 2011 as the Gender Field Advisor to the Commanding Officer at the Provincial Reconstruction Team Mazar e-Sharif, in the north of Afghanistan. In 2013 she served in Djibouti (in support of EUNAVFOR Op Atalanta) as a Liaison Officer. She has a background in intelligence and in logistics. Between 2006 and 2009 she temporarily left the Armed Forces to study. She holds a MSc in Political Science and Gender Studies. Anna started her military career in 2000 as a conscript in an Army Logistics Regiment where she also worked her first years as a lieutenant. Anna has always been interested and engaged in questions of gender equality and how to integrate women and increase the number of women serving in the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Joy Bronson Smith, Veteran U.S. Navy, USA Joy Bronson Smith served in the Navy from 1986-1993. An H-46 pilot, she deployed in 1989-1990 aboard the USS Wabash, the only woman in the USS Carl Vinson Battle Group. In 1991, aboard the USS Mt. Hood Joy flew missions in support of Operation Desert Storm, including extensive nighttime vertical replenishments to provide armament re-supply to aircraft carrier battle groups during sustained combat operations. Following the Gulf War, she served as a T-34 instructor pilot. Since then, Joy has been involved in content development for television, film and print. She served for a time as the Managing Editor for both the Discovery Wings Channel and the Discovery Science Channel, developing and producing aviation and science documentaries. She recently provided research for Love Free or Die, an independent film awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She is President of Doppelgänger Productions, Inc. and is currently at work on a documentary chronicling the evolution of women in combat in the United States military.

Colonel Jennie Carignan, Commandant, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Canada Jennie Carignan is a Combat Engineer and graduate of Royal Military College. She commanded the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment and was deployed in Afghanistan in 2009-2010 to command the Task Force Kandahar Engineer Regiment. She was the first woman in the Canadian Armed Forces history to command a combat arms unit. More recently she acted as Deputy Commander of the 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and as Chief of Staff of the 4th Canadian Army Division. She is currently the Commandant of Royal Military College St-Jean. Colonel Carignan was also deployed as a troop commander in the Golan Heights (UNDOF) and as the Chief Engineer for the Multi-National Division South-West (MND (SW)) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She has degrees from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies, where she earned a master’s degree in Military Arts and Science and an MBA from Laval University. She also received the Meritorious Service Medal for her service in Afghanistan, the Major-General Hans Schlup Award for excellence in international relations and the Hermès Award from University Laval for career achievements. In 2011 she was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She is married and is the mother of four children.

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Margaret Cope, Colonel (Retired), US Air Force, USA Margaret Cope, a retired Air Force Colonel, is an independent consultant in the areas of national security relating to gender gap issues, national service and national security transformation. She served as a Senior Advisor of the nonpartisan Project on National Security Reform, which was established to assist the nation in reforming its national security system to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Colonel Cope is a transformational leader with over 25 years of success as a logistics officer with command and staff experience, including assignments in logistics and aircraft maintenance at squadrons, groups, wings, logistics centers and headquarters. Her last assignment was at the Pentagon, Headquarters, Air Force at the Logistics Directorate. The directorate develops logistics readiness, maintenance and munitions policy and oversees aircraft and engine life cycle management, ensuring the readiness of the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force combat forces worldwide. As the Air Force lead to the federal interagency logistics program, she developed the Air Force’s contributions and collaborated with other agencies from the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration to establish the Whole-of-Government Logistics Effort. Prior to assuming her position at the Air Staff, Colonel Cope was the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, where she represented the Air Logistics Center Commander at executive-level meetings with local, state, and federal government and industry. She holds a BA in Microbiology from the University of Montana and a Masters in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

Bryan Coughlin, Captain, US Marine Corps, USA Bryan Coughlin is a Marine Corps Infantry Officer currently assigned to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where he serves as a Staff Platoon Commander. This is his second time leading a platoon of 40 newly commissioned officers through the arduous Basic Officer Course. He graduates on May 16, 2014 with a Master’s of Science degree in Systems Engineering from George Washington University. Captain Coughlin is a member of the Diversity Working Group at The Basic School with a mission of developing a well-rounded platoon commander with a healthy appreciation for diverse viewpoints. Prior to his current assignment, Captain Coughlin served in 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. At this assignment, Captain Coughlin deployed twice to Sangin, Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011 through 2012. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal as a Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander as well as a Combat Action Ribbon. Captain Coughlin is a 2007 graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He graduated from The Basic School in 2008 and Infantry Officer’s Course in 2009. He is a native of New York who enjoys hockey and football. He is married to Tania Chan Coughlin, and they are expecting their first child.

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Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, President WIIS; Executive Director, SIPRI North America, USA Chantal de Jonge Oudraat is President of Women in International Security (WIIS) since February 2013 and executive and founding director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) North America since 2012. Before heading up SIPRI North America, Dr. de Jonge Oudraat was associate vice president and director of the U.S. Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program, an adjunct associate professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. In 2002, she was a recipient of the Robert Bosch Foundation Research Scholar Fellowship at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Johns Hopkins University. She has also served as co-director of the Managing Global Issues project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC (1998-2002); as research affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1994-1998); and a member of the directing staff at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva (1981-1994). Dr. de Jonge Oudraat is co-editor with Kathleen Kuehnast and Helga Hernes of Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century (2011, USIP Press).

Dr. Robert Egnell, Visiting Professor and Director of Teaching with the Security Studies Program, Georgetown University, USA Robert Egnell is visiting professor and Director of Teaching at Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies. He is also the founding director of the Stockholm Center for Strategic Studies, a think tank created in 2005 in response to a growing demand for accurate, objective, and nongovernmental research and policy advice in the Swedish and international contexts. Previous positions include Associate Professor at the Swedish National Defense College, a Senior Researcher at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI), and an assistant lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Dr. Egnell has dedicated his studies and expertise to state-building and security sector reform, counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, gender in military operations, civil-military coordination for effectiveness in peace operations, as well as the connection between security and development. He is the author of Complex Peace Operations and Civil-Military Relations: Winning the Peace (Routledge, 2009), Counterinsurgency in Crisis: Britain and the Challenges of Modern Warfare (Columbia UP, 2013), New Agendas in Statebuilding: Hybridity, Contingency and History (Routledge, 2013), as well as the “Women in Battle: Gender Perspectives and Fighting” (2013). His current research project Human Security and the State is an attempt to rethink the way we understand security, who the threatened are, who threatens, and who the providers of security should be.

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Bob Feidler, Director, Strategic Defense Education; Director Army Affairs, Reserve Officers Association Bob Feidler currently serves as Director, Strategic Defense Education and Director, Army Affairs for ROA. In the former capacity, he leads the Defense Education Forum, which annually presents more than 30 programs related to national security and the Reserve Components. Mr. Feidler is an attorney and served for more than a decade as a senior counsel with the U.S. Senate; chief of legislative and public affairs for the Federal Judiciary for eight years; and for another decade conducted international development projects for the World Bank and USAID. He has received numerous honors in the legal field and served as President of one of the nation’s largest legal institutes, the American Bankruptcy Institute. During a military career that spanned thirty-four years, among his duties, he served as Legal Officer for the Kuwait Task Force in the first Gulf War and as the USAR advisor to the Reserve Forces Policy Board. Mr. Feidler has been with ROA since 2006.

Sergeant Gunvor Linn Gustavsen, Norway Gunvor Linn Gustavsen served her one year mandatory military service the Norwegian Cavalry in 2009, before becoming an enlisted and serving as a rifle squad 2nd in command. In 2010, she was accepted into Telemark Battalion as the first female in the history of her company. Sergeant Gustavsen served as a CV9030 tank gunner at home and a machine gunner in Afghanistan until 2013 when she was accepted at the Norwegian Officer Candidate School, from which she graduated the same year. Sergeant Gustavsen is currently a CV9030 tank vehicle commander and instructor.

Ellen Haring, Colonel, US Army Reserve, USA Ellen Haring is a senior fellow with Women in International Security where she directs the Combat Integration Initiative project. Her research and work focuses on women and gender in the military. She is a West Point graduate and a colonel in the US Army reserve. Presently, she is completing a PhD at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Haring has been a guest speaker on numerous foreign and domestic news shows including: BBC Radio, CNN, PBS News Hour, NPR, and Voice of America. She guest lectures at universities and colleges and has been invited to address members of Congress. Haring’s recent publications include “Combat Integration: Good but not good enough” Army Times (January 2014), “Rangers are NOT Leading the Way” Foreign Policy (January 2014), “What Women Bring to the Fight,” 16

Parameters, US Army War College (Summer 2013), and “Female Engagement Teams: A Rocky Start to an Enduring Requirement,” Peace and Stability Operations Journal, US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (October 2012).

Captain Kristine Hockauf Baagø, Royal Danish Army, Denmark Kristine Hockauf Baagø serves in the Chief Intelligence section in the tank battalion in the Jutland Dragoons Regiment. She attended the Reserve Officers School in 1999 and worked as a tank platoon commander in the Royal Hussar Regiment until 2001. In 2004, she graduated from the Royal Danish Military Academy and became a Staff Officer in the Recce Battalion in the Jutland Dragoons Regiment. Hockauf Baagø also served as a Platoon Commander for the Mechanized Infantry Company and in 2006 she was deployed to Iraq in the Basra province. From 2007-2009 she served in the Army Combat School both in the sergeant school and in doctrine development. In 2011 she became chief of the training and support element in the 1st Brigade of the Jutland Dragoons Regiment and in 2012 was the Officer Commanding for the Mechanized Infantry Company before becoming chief of the intelligence section. Hockauf Baagø also represented the Danish national team in Biathlon Orienteering. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.

Marci Hodge, Major, US Army, USA Marci Hodge joined the active duty Army in 2000 and was commissioned a Quartermaster officer in 2000. Her first deployment was to Iraq in 2003 when Operation Iraqi Freedom began. After this, she went to Airborne School and spent time at Fort Bragg, NC in the Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) Unit as the only female Company Commander. In 2005, she left active duty and joined the US Army Reserves, and started her civilian career as a Federal Emergency Management Agency contractor in Washington, DC after Hurricane Katrina in the Emergency Housing Unit. In 2006, Hodge left consulting and took a position as a Department of Defense civilian. She currently conducts community outreach for the Army Staff. In 2007, she deployed for the second time to Iraq during the Surge and earned a Bronze Star as a Captain, and in 2011-2012 for the third time to Afghanistan, where she served as the Regional Command East Female Engagement Team Program Manager as a Major. She received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Commendation Medal and a Department of State Franklin Group Award for her work. Ms. Hodge has a Master’s of Science in International Relations from Troy State University, Cum Laude.

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Jennifer Hunt, Staff Sergeant, US Army Reserve, USA Jennifer Hunt is a decorated combat veteran who is passionate about advocating on behalf of women in military service and the veteran community. Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Hunt has testified before Congress, written several opinion pieces and has given interviews on several news networks in order to educate both military and political leaders and the American public about what it means to be a woman serving in the military and the transitional challenges they face when leaving service. Ms. Hunt has worked on numerous projects to advance the visibility of female soldiers and veterans. In 2012 she was one of four plaintiffs in a ground breaking lawsuit challenging the combat exclusion policy prohibiting women from certain jobs based solely on their gender. The combat exclusions policy was rescinded in January 2013 and Ms. Hunt continues to advocate for full integration of women into the armed forces. In her simultaneous civilian career Ms. Hunt continues her involvement in military and veteran issues by providing subject matter expertise to the government-funded National Resources Directory, a thoroughly-vetted resource providing self-advocacy opportunities for the military and veteran community and those who serve them. She continues to serve as a staff sergeant in the United States Army Reserve, having enlisted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. During her deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq, she was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Badge, and two Army Commendation medals. In 2013 she was honored as one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers. She has been profiled in Women’s Health and Cosmopolitan magazine. Ms. Hunt currently resides in Maryland with her spouse and daughter and is pursuing her Masters of Public Policy Degree at the University of Maryland.

Greg Jacob, Policy Director, Service Women’s Action Network, USA Greg Jacob is the Policy Director at the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) and a former U.S. Marine with 10 years of experience serving both as an enlisted infantry Marine and an infantry officer. Since joining SWAN in 2010, Greg has successfully established SWAN as a leading voice in developing extremely effective solutions to the tough issues facing service members and veterans through legislation, litigation, policy changes and regulatory reform. Greg holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Kentucky and worked as a media professional prior to joining the Marine Corps. After graduating from Parris Island, Greg held leadership billets in the Marines ranging from Fire Team Leader to Company Commander. Greg’s numerous deployments with the Fleet Marine Force and Joint Special Operations Command have taken him to every continent except Antarctica. He had been in Harm’s Way several times and received numerous decorations, including the Combat Action Ribbon. It was during Greg’s last assignment as a Commander of an integrated training company that he witnessed the discriminatory treatment and sexual trauma experienced by service members and learned firsthand the military’s failure to effectively prevent and prosecute these crimes. A solid researcher and prolific writer, Greg has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by members of the military and the veterans’ community and has appeared in media outlets worldwide as a powerful advocate for institutional change. Greg is a member of the Miniconjou Lakota tribe.

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Captain Christofer Lennings, Swedish Marines, Sweden Christofer Lennings is second in command of the 204th Marine infantry company in the Swedish Armed Forces Operational Reserve with 24h NTM. Lennings spent 15 months as a squad leader in the Swedish Marines before graduating from the military academy as a second lieutenant. He became a first lieutenant in 2003 and in 2004 was platoon leader with two female marines in the platoon. In 2007, Lennings serves as a marine infantry platoon leader in Kosovo, again serving alongside women under his command. By 2008, he became a captain after graduating from the military academy and served as a platoon leader at the marine combat company. He continued to work extensively with women in marine companies before deploying to Afghanistan in 2011. In Afghanistan Lennings was a mentor for the Afghan infantry company and worked with Swedish female military interpreters. He is now second in command for the 204th after serving as Officer in Charge for one year.

Lory Manning, Captain (Retired), US Navy, USA Lory Manning served as Director of the Women in the Military Project at the Women’s Research & Education Institute (WREI) in Washington, DC for over 15 years. In January 2014, she became a Senior Policy Fellow at both WREI and also the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) where she continues to work on issues of military women and women veterans. Captain Manning is an expert on policies and laws governing women’s participation in the US military over the past 112 years. She is frequently invited to speak on women in the military and women veterans by institutions such as Harvard Law School, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Georgetown Law School, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the State Department’s Forum series, the Library of Congress and the National War College among many others. Additionally, Captain Manning was a member of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans for six years and a member of the Military Advisory Council for the Service members Legal Defense Network (SLDN) for three years. Captain Manning served for over 25 years in the US Navy mostly in the Telecommunications field and she has extensive experience in Manpower and Congressional Affairs as well. Her field tours included: Commanding Officer, Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station (NCTS), Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory; Executive Officer, NCTS Balboa, Panama; and as Telecommunications Department Head, NCTS Keflavik, Iceland. She also served as Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Directorate for the London Staff of the Commander, US Naval Forces, Europe. Captain Manning’s military awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 gold stars) the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commendation and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

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Dr. Tara Reilly, Research Manager, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada Tara Reilly is a graduate of Dalhousie University, Canada, with a Masters of Science in Biomechanics/Occupational Ergonomics and a PhD in Occupational Physiology from the University of Portsmouth. Tara's research in the past 12-15 years has been on the focus of developing Occupational Fitness standards for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as well as Industry and Emergency Services in the UK. Working with the CAF, Tara is responsible for standard development and the macro level of the entire CAF as well as discrete occupational groups such as Divers, Combat Arms, Close Protection, Naval Boarding Party etc. In her research Tara has addressed issues such as Adverse Impact, Accommodation and Health and Medical related Fitness Standards. She has presented at various NATO HFM meetings in addition to acting as a Co-technical evaluator for NATO on Soldiers in the Cold. In addition to teaching on a HFM NATO course and achieving a Human Factors and Medicine Panel Excellence Award HFM-152.Tara presented multiple papers at the International Conferences on Soldiers Performance in Finland and will sit on a panel on the topic of Fitness Standards at this conference in Boston this August. In addition Tara is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. Her publications include “Fitness standards: objectively subjective? Physiological and physical employment standards I,” EJAP (December 2012), “A Comparative Physical Demands Analysis of the Canadian Navy, Army and Air Force.” Med Sci Sports and Exercise, May 2010, and multiple publications on the quantifying performance standards for the Canadian Forces at the First Australian Conference on Conference on Physiological and Physical Employment Standards on November 27th-28th, 2012.

Major John Steemann Adamsen, Royal Danish Army, Denmark John Steemann Adamsen began his career in the Royal Danish Army in 1994 in the infantry of the Prince Life Regiment Jutland. He attended the Royal Danish Navy Academy in 1996 after serving in the reconnaissance section in the Danish Battalion for the UN mission in Croatia. He graduated from the Royal Danish Military Academy in 2001 and became an advisor for the Baltic Squadrons in the Prince Life Regiment. He became second-in-command for the Mechanized Infantry Company and was deployed to the Basra province of Iraq in 2004. By 2006 Steeman Adamsen was a captain and was Officer Commanding for the Mechanized Infantry Company in the Tank Battalion for the Jutland Dragoons Regiment. He also completed additional courses in command staff at the Royal Danish Military Academy and later in operations and command at the Royal Danish Defense College. He also served as the Officer Commanding in the Danish Battle Group in the NATO Response Force and for ISAF in the Helmand province. In 2009, Steeman Adamsen moved to the Chief Intelligence Section in the tank battalion of the Jutland Dragoons Regiment and later served as Adiede-Camp for Commander of the Danish Army in the Army Operational Command. He currently works in the strategy and policy section of human resource in Army Operational Command. He is married with two children.

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Malin Tilfors, Swedish Marines, Sweden Malin Tilfors is a combat craft driver in the 204th Marine infantry company for the Swedish Armed Forces Operational Reserve with 24h NTM. She joined the marines in 2008 and has special insight into the physical, intelligence, and leadership tests given to all marine applications regardless of sex. After passing these tests Tilfors became the only woman in the platoon main part of training with specialist training on CB90 with high-speed navigation and combat tactics. Since 2010, she has worked as a combat craft driver and navigators at the marine infantry platoon in the SWE Amphibious Battalion. Tilfors has also participated in joint exercises with Dutch and Royal marines in the Netherlands and the UK.

Katelyn van Dam, Captain, US Marine Corps, USA Katelyn van Dam is a Marine Corps attack helicopter pilot currently assigned to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where she leads the testing and development of curriculum for the Marine Corps’ newly commissioned officers. Captain van Dam is a member of the Women In International Security’s Combat Integration Initiative where she is involved in the effort to strengthen the military by creating opportunities for women to lead and serve across all specialties. She is also a member of the 2014 Center for New American Security’s Next Generation National Leaders program and a member of the Defense Council for the Truman National Security Project. Her article “For a Limited Time Only”, which spoke to best practices for mixed gender instruction at the entry-level, was published in the Marine Corps Gazette. Prior to her current assignment, Captain van Dam flew for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, based out of Camp Pendleton, CA. During that time she deployed to conduct combat operations in Afghanistan and counter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa/Gulf of Aden. Captain van Dam is a 2005 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science in International Relations. She earned her naval aviator “wings of gold” in 2007. She is a native Californian who loves to surf, play beach volleyball and go hiking with her amazing husband David.

Carolyn J. Washington, Colonel (Retired), US Army, USA Carolyn J. Washington retired in the rank of Colonel from the US Army in April 2013 after thirty-one years of active duty service. She spent the first half of her career as a Military Police Officer with traditional assignments from Platoon Leader to Brigade Operations Officer. During the last half of her career, she served as a Foreign Area Officer (48C) with a specialty in Europe. Her numerous assignments include: Staff Officer, George C. Marshall European Center for Strategic Studies, Garmisch, Germany; Attachè assignments at the US Embassies in Serbia and Norway; Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, Slovak Republic; Chief, Training and Exercises, Third Turkish Corps (NATO), Istanbul, 21

Turkey; Chief, International Military Engagement and Southern Africa Division, US Africa Command (AFRICOM). During her assignment at AFRICOM, she also served as Chair of the Women, Peace and Security Working Group. She holds several degrees, including a Master of National Security Studies from the Naval Post Graduate School and a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College.

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WIIS Staff Annie Davies Annie Davies is the Program Manager at Women in International Security (WIIS). Prior to joining WIIS, Annie worked as a Research Analyst at the United States Institute of Peace. She also worked as a Community and Organizational Development Advisor in Moldova as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Annie holds an MSc in Migration Studies from Oxford University and a BA in Political Science from Middlebury College.

Charles Christian Charles Christian is a WIIS Program Assistant at WIIS. He is an International Peace and Conflict Resolution master's candidate at the School of International Service at American University with a focus on the role of identity in conflict and peacebuilding. He received a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern history from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Sarah Lord Sarah Lord is a Research Intern at WIIS. She is a Middle Eastern Studies master’s student at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where she focuses in Conflict and Conflict Resolution. She received her bachelor’s degrees in International Affairs and in Middle Eastern Studies from the Florida State University. Prior to coming to Washington, D.C., she taught English in Choueifat, Lebanon.

Lauren McNally Lauren McNally is a Research Intern at WIIS. She is a senior at The George Washington University studying International Affairs and Security Policy. Before joining SIPRI North America, Lauren interned at the State Department where she researched longstanding and recent security concerns in Central Asia. She has also spent time in London and Amman at the University of Jordan studying peace and conflict resolution processes.

Jenny Sue Ross

Jenny Sue Ross is a Program Assistant at WIIS. She is a senior at American University studying International Relations, specifically focused on Global Security and the Middle East. She will graduate with minors in Arabic and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She has also spent time studying at Tel Aviv University in Israel and Yarmouk University in Jordan. Jenny Sue is currently researching variations in the adoption of international treaties and resolutions regarding sexual assault. 23

Combat Integration Initiative On January 24, 2013, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced its plan to completely eliminate the ground combat exclusion policy and begin the process of opening 238,000 direct ground combat positions to women. In doing so the U.S. joined a small but growing list of countries that have fully integrated military armed services. 1 To support the successful integration of women into the newly opened combat positions Women In International Security (WIIS) established the Combat Integration Initiative (CII) in February 2013. The CII organizes a series of distinct but related activities that pay particular attention to five critical conditions for effective implementation – implementation monitoring; communication; physical standards; training and military culture; and mentoring. • • •

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CII hosts a standing CII Working Group that brings together national and international experts from the military and civil society, who have experience with gender integration. 2 CII maintains a CII website that functions as a resource and support center for policymakers and for the women who integrate combat specialties and units. CII provides independent, expert advice and support to policymakers, including the Department of Defense, the U.S. Congress, and other interested parties, on full integration of women in the military. CII publishes periodic policy briefs. CII organizes quarterly workshops that brings together experts across a range of institutions with women and men in the military to review current practice in both the U.S. and abroad and conduct independent study. Three workshops were organized in 2013, in February, June and September.

Project Directors: Ellen Haring, Senior Fellow, Women In International Security (WIIS) Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Executive Director, SIPRI North America and President, WIIS Anne Coughlin, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law Lead Project Assistant: Jenny Sue Ross, WIIS

Women serve in close combat specialties in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Sweden. 2 This group came together for the first time in early 2013 to present the first ever Women in Combat Symposium that took place February 1st in Washington, D.C. To watch the video footage of the event, visit http://www.cspanvideo.org/event/214001. 1

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Women In International Security WIIS Mission Statement WIIS is a global network of women and men dedicated to the empowerment of women and increased understanding of the critical nexus between gender and international peace and security. Since its establishment in 1987, WIIS has played an important role in peace and security debates in the United States and abroad and has advanced women's leadership at all levels.

About WIIS

Women in International Security (WIIS) is a nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to enhancing the participation, influence and effectiveness of women in the field of international affairs and security and encouraging more women to enter the field. WIIS currently has five U.S. chapters and twenty international affiliates. These chapters and affiliates are groups of volunteers who work to further WIIS’ purpose across the United States and internationally by organizing events such as debates, discussions and seminars on topics related to women and international peace and security. WIIS was founded in 1987 by a small group of women holding senior government and academic positions as a response to the lack of support for women in the male-dominated foreign policy and defense environments. It has since expanded to include new areas of expertise, reflecting the expanding definition of international security. Since WIIS was founded, women have advanced to increasingly important roles in the field of international security. However, despite international commitments to include women in peace and security decision-making at all levels, equal representation of women is not yet a reality, especially at senior levels of policymaking. In the majority of security policymaking institutions, women hold less than 30 percent of senior leadership positions. Entry into the profession is not necessarily translating into advancement into leadership positions in key peace and security institutions. The lack of female representation in decision-making positions means that the United States and the international community are missing the diversity of expertise and perspectives that are desperately needed in this field. The contributions that women have made and could potentially make to international peace and security are just beginning to be recognized. WIIS is working to ensure that this recognition translates into leadership opportunities for women around the world. WIIS engages in three main types of activities:   

Research and analysis on women in peace and security; Capacity building, training and professional development; Networking and mentoring

Current WIIS Initiatives

Women in Peace and Security Careers Series

WIIS has produced groundbreaking research on women in peace and security careers. Since 2008, WIIS has documented the status of women in leadership positions and women’s perspectives on career advancement in

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United Nations Peace Operations, within the Executive Branch, and on Congressional staffs in the U.S. Government. These studies are based on qualitative data gathered from individual interviews and focus groups.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) and NATO

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 recognizes the disproportionate effect of conflict on women and promotes the incorporation and participation of women in the conflict resolution process at all levels. WIIS and the Belgrade Center for Security Policy are developing a UNSCR 1325 Scorecard for NATO member states that will allow them to measure their progress towards instituting the principles of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 into their policy and military operations. Three workshops are scheduled to bring together academics, policy makers, and experts from military and civilian administrations. The first workshop will be held in Belgrade May 2014. It will gather basic information and exchange best practices and lessons learned with respect to UNSCR 1325 implementation in NATO member and partner nations. The second workshop will be held in September 2014 in Washington, DC. It will compare and contrast existing evaluation mechanisms and indicators and focus on the development of the Scorecard methodology. The third workshop will be held in Brussels at the end of 2014 or early 2015. It will reveal the 1325 NATO Scorecard to the broader public.

Combat Integration Initiative (CII)

In January 2013, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced its plan to eliminate the combat exclusion policy and begin the process of opening direct ground combat positions to women. WIIS established the CII to support the successful integration of women into the newly opened positions. The CII pays attention to five critical conditions for effective implementation – implementation monitoring; communication; physical standards; training and military culture; and mentoring. In pursuit of this mission, the CII provides independent, expert advice and support to policymakers, including DoD, the U.S. Congress, and other interested parties, on full integration of women in the military; publishes periodic policy briefs and reports; and organizes quarterly workshops and symposia that bring together experts across a range of institutions with women and men in the military to review current practice in both the U.S. and abroad. In 2013, CII organized three workshops (February, June and September). An international symposium examining the experience of non-U.S. military in the integration of women in combat units is held on May 1-2, 2014.

Missing Peace Initiative—Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Settings

The Missing Peace Initiative was launched by a consortium of institutes (USIP, SIPRI North America, PRIO, UC Berkeley, and the World Bank) at the Missing Peace Symposium held in Washington, DC in February 2013. WIIS joined the consortium in the fall of 2013. The Missing Peace Initiative aims to bring together experts, scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and military and civil society actors to examine the issue of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, identify gaps in knowledge and reporting, and explore how to increase the effectiveness of current responses to such violence. The explicit aim of the initiative is to showcase findings from the latest academic research, as well as insights from practitioners working in conflict and post-conflict situations, including civil society actors, the military, and police. Additionally, the initiative houses the Young Scholars Network (YSN). The YSN supports PhD candidates and recently minted PhDs in their research and the dissemination of their research on sexual violence in conflict and post conflict settings to the practitioner and policy communities. Both the Missing Peace Initiative and the YSN have a number of events planned in 2014 and 2015.

Men, Peace and Security Symposium

In addition to researching women’s role in peace and security, WIIS advocates for a comprehensive approach to the concept of gender to include issues of masculinity. In October 2013, building upon and complementing the work of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, WIIS co-sponsored with the U.S. Institute of Peace, Promundo—US, the World Bank, SIPRI-North America, and Sonke Gender Justice, a symposium on Men, Peace and Security. The symposium aimed to better understand how the ascribed norms of men and masculine identities contribute to, or may help mitigate violent conflict during war and in post-conflict situations by applying the lens of gender to the broader issues surrounding peace and security. WIIS will continue to advance the Men, Peace and Security agenda in 2014 in publications and events.

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WIIS Partners

WIIS has an active network of national chapters and international affiliates. In addition, it has a strong partnership with USIP, PRIO, SIPRI North America, the University of Berkeley, Tufts University, the George Washington University, the University of Denver, Harvard University, the Global Center on Cooperative Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the World Bank, and NATO. WIIS is also an active institutional member of the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (CSWG). This working group is a network of experts, NGOs, and academics with years of experience working on issues involving women, war and peace. The CSWG informs, promotes, facilitates, and monitors the meaningful progress of the U.S. Government’s efforts in the adoption and implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325. To this end, the CSWG has developed a coordinated strategy of governmental engagement to create the space, raise awareness and build the political support necessary for the development and adoption and implementation of the U.S. NAP. For more information, see: www.civilsocietywg.org

WIIS Membership WIIS is a membership organization. There is an annual membership fee, which allows members to become part of the international WIIS Network, access the WIIS database and receive associated benefits. Any additional donations made to WIIS are tax-deductible. Members receive the:



WIIS Newsletter. Facilitating women’s access to leadership and professional training resources.



WIIS Jobs Hotline. Connecting members of the WIIS network with professional opportunities such as internships, fellowships, conferences, and positions.



Ning Online Network. Fostering mentoring and sponsorship among members of the network at all levels. Enabling women to network with peers and build professional contacts.



Chapters and Affiliates. Encouraging women to take leadership roles in the organization through chapter and affiliate activities and WIIS affinity groups.

WIIS Membership fees: $29.95 $49.95* $99.95*

Students Annual Income under $50,000 Annual income over $50,000

*Corresponding to $29.95 membership and $20 or $70 suggested donation.

For more on WIIS, visit WIISGlobal.org

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