The best tweets from today's @NewAmerica and @fpinterrupted talk "Interrupting Foreign Policy: Bringing Women to the Forefront"
/ Lucie Goulet"We know we'll be successful if we don't exist in five years," @LaurenBohn says of @fpinterrupted #fpinterrupted
— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) February 4, 2015
"Men can't be an expert in everything." - just had to share that soundbyte, from @NewAmerica's event Where Are The Women in Foreign Policy.
— Semhar (@Semhar) February 4, 2015
Part of the gender imbalance is due to women being barred from these professions for a long time, @finneyk points out #fpinterrupted
— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) February 4, 2015
Interesting convo abt rise of @HillaryClinton's #SmartPower (Diplomacy, Dev, Defense) approach,example of FP thinking strengthened by women.
— Semhar (@Semhar) February 4, 2015
We need dynamic solutions to today's problems - diversity (of all stripes) helps that. It's not about pointing fingers. #fpinterrupted
— Ashley Miller (@MillerAS) February 4, 2015
"If you have an expertise in something - own it!" Don't be afraid that you're not good enough. @LaurenBohn #fpinterrupted
— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) February 4, 2015
Appreciate @SlaughterAM's point abt realities that women of color in foreign policy face, ie pressures, expectations, requests, challenges
— Semhar (@Semhar) February 4, 2015
"We dont want to segregate women, we want to bring women in" #FPinterrupted mic drop BUT same for people of color, LGBTQ & global voices.
— Benny Kaufman (@Benny_Kaufman) February 4, 2015
"More women writing does not mean more writing about women" -@SlaughterAM #fpinterrupted
— Melody Schreiber (@m_scribe) February 4, 2015
In @ForeignPolicy there is gender equity among columnists, editors. But women publish less frequently @NewAmerica
— Anat Saragusti (@saragusti) February 4, 2015
New study @MediaMattersZA shows: gender parity in media on foreign policy, terror&security: only 22%women @NewAmerica
— Anat Saragusti (@saragusti) February 4, 2015
Critical to address gender equity, access & integration for women's leadership in foreign policy, business, tech,w men & women at the table.
— Semhar (@Semhar) February 4, 2015
Great to see huge audience at @NewAmerica event on women in foreign policy - too bad barely a dozen men here. pic.twitter.com/WG2nAtlbAF
— Marc Lynch (@abuaardvark) February 4, 2015