Newsletter Archives

Gayathri Nagasubramaniam writes about her experience as a young professional in Geneva and the importance of diversity in leadership roles. Gayathri is currently a communications associate at the ICRC. She holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from IHEID, Geneva. She is also one of Women in Foreign Policy’s Newsletter Coordinators.

Sara Sajjad reflects on her experience of working on the delivery of COP26 and the outcomes of the Summit. COP26 is a United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place in Glasgow in November 2021. It was the largest political gathering ever held in the UK, and resulted in the agreement of the historic ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’

Lara Brett writes about the sensitive subject of sexual violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Lara is one of Women in Foreign Policy’s Social Media Content Coordinators. She is currently working towards a Master's in Contemporary European Studies and has a keen interest in journalism and women’s rights.

In this newsletter, Lorna Cosgrave writes about inclusivity in the policy profession and how to enter the sector when coming from underrepresented and marginalised backgrounds. She is a policy advisor on the Graduate Development Programme at HM Treasury, where she works in the Enterprise and Growth Unit.

This newsletter, Marine Lecerf, writes about her professional journey from ocean enthusiast to International Policy Officer at the Ocean & Climate Platform. She works towards a better integration of the ocean in international decision-making , and advocates for ocean-based solutions to tackling climate and biodiversity crises...

This newsletter, the team at the Lotus Flower charity discuss their latest project, Peace Sisters, which is training young women to become mediators who can lead peaceful coexistence among IDPs, refugees and host communities…

In this newsletter, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team (established this year) presents their newest report…

Jenan Matari the founder and CEO of Zaytoun Publicity, discusses the power of media and its use as a political tool across the world. Jenan tells of how her Palestinian roots encouraged her to pursue a career in journalism and the need to positively change Global North narratives surrounding Palestine and the Arab world...

This newsletter, Chilean lawyer Valentina Cáceres writes about her journey learning more about reproductive rights in South America, and the ways she believes global agents of change can bring about improvements...

Marina LeGree, founding director of Ascend, has been working in Afghanistan and other post-conflict environments for two decades. She creates development strategies and manages programs in remote and insecure settings for international organizations and governments. In this newsletter she writes about how Ascend employs athletics, with a focus on mountaineering, to build the leadership skills of Afghan women and girls...

In this newsletter, WiFP contributor Lara Brett discusses restrictive abortion law in Poland, interviewing Inès Roy-Lewanowicz, a volunteer at the International Council of Polish Women. Lara is working towards a Masters in Contemporary European Studies and is interested in journalism, women’s rights and European politics.

This newsletter, our intro guest writer is Diala Ghneim, a US based WiFP contributor. She is a Middle Eastern Affairs researcher and a communications professional specialising in bridging the gap between multilateral institutions and civil society organisations operating in crisis-affected countries. In June 2021, Diala co-founded 'Arabs in International Affairs (aia)', the only Instagram platform dedicated to connecting, supporting and highlighting the professional journeys of Arabs working in the international affairs sector.

This newsletter, Laxmi Aeshwarya Kumar writes about her personal experiences in bridging private and public sector careers. She has a professional and academic background in banking as well as law and has worked in a variety of non-governmental, private and public sector capacities. She is presently working in the field of sustainable finance, focusing on respective legal frameworks.

This newsletter, Vaishnavi Pallapothu discusses the challenges she has faced whilst job hunting during the Pandemic and the need to dismantle structural barriers to allow bright graduates to enter the workforce. Vaishnavi now works with the Gender Security Project, an independent feminist think-tank based in Chennai and her writing and research work centres around the themes of feminist foreign policy, the Women, Peace and Security agenda, as well as critical international relations.

This newsletter, Colombe Cahen-Salvador, Co-founder of NOW! and Forward, discusses the need for people to come together across continents to be able to solve the biggest issues of our times and to create a global political leadership...

This newsletter, the team at Tomorrow’s Women discuss their role in empowering young Israeli and Palestinian women to transform conflict, by sharing the stories of Diala and Ella and proving the importance of women as active agents for change...

This newsletter, WiFP Newsletter Coordinator Felicity Challinor writes about inspiring leadership and the importance of compassion, respect and courage. Felicity is currently completing a MSc in Global Politics at Durham University and is developing her leadership through student roles and the Durham Leadership Academy. The impetus for this piece comes from the book Inspiring Leadership by Jonathan Perks...

This newsletter, Lara Bett and Nky, co-founders of Reclaim the Campus (RTC), write about the intersectional identities within the LGBTQIA+ and Black communities...

This newsletter, Isabelle Ng (she/ her/ hers), who has recently joined our team as a Newsletter Coordinator, writes about her experiences abroad in the U.K. as an Asian American university student. Isabelle is currently an undergraduate History student at Boston College and focuses on gender in the Early Modern period.

This newsletter, Shelly Marc, Civic Engagement & Racial Justice Public Policy Manager at Instagram and former U.S. House of Representatives staffer, writes about the importance of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission proposal and calls for the newly inaugurated government to take action.

This newsletter, our WiFP Newsletter Manager of two years Sara Sajjad reflects on her work within Women in Foreign Policy as her time in this role comes to an end, by sharing her 5 most valuable lessons learnt with the WiFP community. The newsletter team will miss Sara dearly and is more than thankful for her great guidance. We could not think of a better person to introduce our first 2021 Newsletter.

This newsletter, our WiFP Founder and CEO Lucie Goulet reflects on 2020 and looks ahead to next year, reaffirming our commitment to anti-racism, supporting our community through this pandemic, and as ever providing timely and exclusive career advice and support to all of our subscribers.

This newsletter, our WiFP Newsletter Coordinator, Riza Kumar, reflects on the US Election results and what they meant for her personally, as well as what they mean for addressing the socio-economic problems and deep rooted political divisions that persist in the US.

This newsletter, our WiFP Newsletter Manager, Sara Sajjad draws attention to Islamophobia Awareness Month 2020. She reflects on her personal experiences of 'Gendered Islamophobia' and the different ways in which it has manifested in aspects of her life.

This newsletter, our guest writer is Temi Ibirogba, Program and Research Associate for the Africa Program at the Center for International Policy in Washington D.C. where she works on U.S. foreign policy towards Africa and a Sub-Editor at the Republic Journal. She summarises the #EndSARS protests happening in Nigeria, and on social media feeds across the world.

This newsletter, our guest writers, US-based WiFP Interviews Contributor Diala Ghneim and India-based journalist Krithiga Narayanan, reflect on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy 'at home and abroad'...

This newsletter, our guest writer is Harriet Morgan, a diplomat in Tirana, Albania for the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Harriet discusses an FCDO flagship project that she managed called Women in Diplomacy.

This newsletter, Shantha Rau Barriga, the founding Director of the Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, discusses why 'Disability Rights are Women's Rights'

This newsletter, Lara Kays, a Lebanese activist and Co-Founder of the progressive youth movement Minteshreen, tells us the story of Lebanon's revolution and discusses the devastating aftermath of the Beirut explosion which occurred earlier this month ...

This newsletter, Ayona Riley, the Founder and Executive Director of Black Women in International Affairs (BWINTAF), discusses the lived experiences, anti-racist principles and aspirations which inspired the creation of BWINTAF...