Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy 2019 Impact Report Launch

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On May 28, as a Visiting Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Monterey, I was privileged to participate in a very educative webinar, which showcased the work of certain passionate champions seeking to improve and increase the roles of women in nuclear policy and decisions. 
Nuclear policy issues has tended to be a male dominated arena, with mainly only males at the table. Champions make commitments such as not participating in any single gender committee, board, organizations or initiatives.



Watch the launch of the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy (GCNP) 2019 Impact Report, measuring progress made during its first year in advancing gender equity in the nuclear policy field. Moderated by GCNP Co-Founder and Ploughshares Fund's Michelle Dover, this panel includes GCNP Co-Founder Laura Holgate, NTI Co-Chair Ernest J. Moniz, Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione, and NTI Program Officer Jack Brosnan. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/2M8F5cw.

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