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.