Gender Equity as a National Security Priority in Germany and the United States

It has been said that when women do better, countries do better. However, globally gender equity is lagging. In late 2020, the European Union adapted a Feminist Foreign Policy, in which the principle of equality between women and men became core value of the EU. It also requires increased female presentation in leadership roles and increased development assistance to programs promoting gender equity. Likewise, the Biden-Harris Administration has put gender equity in the forefront of decision-making by creating the Gender Policy Council. These new policies and priorities will reshape how foreign policy and national security are conducted.

Join us on March 8 – International Women’s Day – at 9:00 am ET for a discussion about how gender equity is a priority for foreign policy and national security with Member of the European Parliament Hannah Neumann (Greens), who spearheaded the Feminist Foreign Policy; Dr. Armgard von Reden, Chairwoman of Women in International Security Germany; and Julia Santucci, former Senior Advisor in the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues during the Obama Administration.