Applying PhD to Policy with Rachel Gillum

“It’s complicated. Gender and race interact in different in different ways, in different contexts. Being a person of color in the foreign policy space… it can contribute to feeling imposter syndrome… its always a balance because you don’t want those thoughts to overwhelm you and shape the way you see everything.”   http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Rachel_Gillum_2.m4a     DR….

International Archives and Information Management with Catherine Gerth

“Don’t be afraid to send out an anonymous email… most women like to receive emails from other young people… and are willing to assist and help.” http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Catherine_Gerth.m4a Subscribe to the #WomeninDiplomacy Podcast Currently Head of Archives and Information Management at NATO HQ Brussels where she is responsible for both ensuring that the Headquarters information exchange…

Feminist Foreign Policy with Marissa Conway

Happy International Women’s Day! “If you have an idea, if you want to do something, do not wait for anyone else to tell you its a good idea. Don’t wait for permission from anybody to start.”   http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Feminist_Foreign_Policy_2.m4a Subscribe to the #WomeninDiplomacy Podcast on iTunes   FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY (FFP) is a collection of critiques, analyses,…

World Wildlife Day & Climate Diplomacy

Happy World Wildlife Day!  To learn more, visit  http://www.wildlifeday.org/ and check out @WildlifeDay @CITES and @UN. To show your support for and action on this awesome day, use the hashtags #DoOneThingToday and #Youth4Wildlife and see if it gets featured on Facebook!   http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/World_Wildlife_Day.m4a Subscribe to the Women in Diplomacy podcast on iTunes BRIANNA CRAFT is a…

Working in War Zones with Roxane Desrochers

“…other things, than just a career, will happen to you the minute you chose different paths. Just work, jump into it, get your hands dirty!”​ http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Roxane_Deroschers.m4a Subscribe to the #WomeninDiplomacy Podcast ROXANE DESROCHERS grew up in a small francophone village in Quebec, Canada.  Since graduating with honours from the University of Ottawa, Roxane Desrochers has…

Advice from a NATO Diversity Officer with Tara Nordick

“[At NATO] your resume is the first piece of paper about you that is passed around. Have a plan and look for your role models.” http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Tara_Nordick.m4a   TARA NORDICK is originally from Canada. Since January 2013 she has been working as the Human Resource Policy and Diversity Officer at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Her role…

Planned Parenthood Global with Lori Adelman

This interview is part of our #WomeninTech series, in partnership with Women in Foreign Policy. Check out the written transcript of this interview here “So many, young women especially, are encouraged to put their instincts aside when they enter the workforce in order to get their bearings. It is important to take lessons from those…

[Czech] LTC Magdalena Dvorakova, Gender Advisor for International Military Staff at NATO

“Ženy v armádě byly, jsou a budou. Řešme, jak získat ty nejlepší muže a ženy.” http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Magda_Dvorakova_final_1_.mp3   Podplukovnice Magdalena Dvořáková, Vzdušné síly Armády České republiky (VzS AČR), působí jako Genderová poradkyně Mezinárodního vojenského štábu na Hlavním velitelství NATO od října 2015. V roce 1998 byla přijata na Vysokou vojenskou školu pozemního vojska ve Vyškově, kde také…

[English] LTC Magdalena Dvorakova, Gender Advisor for International Military Staff at NATO

“Be yourself, be respectful, but also gain the respect of your colleagues.” http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/LTC_Magda_final_english_3.m4a   Lieutenant Colonel MAGDALENA DVORAKOVA, Czech Air Force, has been the Head of the International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor since October 2015. She joined the military as a conscript and then as a cadet of the Military University of Ground…