Women in International Security at the Center for Peace and Security Studies
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: February 5, 2006
About WIIS
WIIS is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization dedicated to
increasing the influence of women in foreign and defense affairs by raising
their numbers and visibility, while enhancing dialogue on international security
issues. WIIS offers a comprehensive set of programs designed to foster and
promote women in all fields related to international security, and in a variety
of sectors.
WIIS Presidents L to R: Catherine McArdle Kelleher (1987-94); |
Established in 1987 by a small group of women experts in foreign and defense
affairs, today WIIS has more than 1,200 members—women and men—in over 35
countries from academia, think tanks, the diplomatic corps, the intelligence
community, the military, government, non-governmental organizations,
international organizations, the media, and the private sector. Members work on
and are interested in diverse issues affecting international security, ranging
from non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), to terrorism, human
rights, sustainable development, environmental security, and conflict
resolution.
WIIS is a part of the Center for Peace and
Security Studies (CPASS), in the Edmund A. Walsh School
of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. The School of Foreign Service is
the oldest and largest school of international affairs in the United States.
CPASS, which encompasses WIIS and the internationally renowned Security
Studies Program, is Georgetown’s organizational home for teaching,
research, events, and publications in international peace and security
studies.
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