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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 17h

🔔 Happening TOMORROW 🔔

We are so pleased that Dr. Roya Izadi (@royaizadi.bsky.social) will represent the GSS Lab and our research to discuss the #WPS agenda after 25 years.

See below for registration details!

#InclusivePeacekeeping #WPSat25 #polisky #int-rel

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 2d

GSS Lab's own Dr. Sabrina Karim (@sabrinamkarim.bsky.social) will be giving remarks on the #MOWIP methodology, so make sure to tune in.

#ElsieFund4thRound #WPS #int-rel

The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 2d

Coming THIS Thursday, October 9th! 🗓️

The launch of The Elsie Initiative Fund's 4th Programming Round supports #WomeninPeacekeeping through innovative funding opportunities for TPCCs, including conducting MOWIPs!

REGISTER: unwomen.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 6d

There's more! Emily will be giving a Cornell Department of Government Politics, Sandwiches, and Comments job talk TOMORROW, October 3rd.

The seminar will take place in White Hall 106 from 12:15-1:30 PM. Stop by if you are in the #Ithaca area!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 6d

It's 🌟 #StaffSpotlight 🌟 time!

Emily Jackson (@emilybjack.bsky.social) is one of our amazing Graduate Research Fellows AND a job market candidate! Read more about her ⬇️

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 12d

See examples of #MOWIP impacts at our ✨ NEW website page✨

www.sabrinamkarim.com/impact

#polisky #gendersky #WPS #SecuritySectorReform

Impact — Dr. Sabrina M. Karim

www.sabrinamkarim.com

The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 12d

A #MOWIP report is completed... now what?

Barrier assessments give concrete guidance for how to improve women's meaningful participation in security forces. Countries often use these recommendations to apply for funding from The Elsie Fund, or enact initiatives that promote cultural awareness. ⬇️

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 20d

It's time for a 🌟 Staff Spotlight 🌟

Dr. Radwa Saad is one of our exceptional Research Affiliates. After successfully defending her PhD thesis this summer 🎊 , she has started as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Peace Studies and Black Studies at The University of Missouri. We are SO proud!!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · 23d

We are very excited about the launch of The Elsie Fund's 4th Programming Round!

As a key developer of the #MOWIP methodology, we are looking forward to contributing to this high level event and the future of the #WPS agenda.

REGISTER: unwomen.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@globalaffairs.canada.ca

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: High-Level Launch of the Fourth Programming Round . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Event registration is subject to approval by the event organizers. Event invitations/registrations are non-transferable, and only those who have registered will be allowed to attend. Photo IDs will be...

unwomen.zoom.us

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International Organization @iojournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia

www.cambridge.org

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣 Publication alert 📣

GSS Lab Director Dr. Sabrina Karim (@sabrinamkarim.bsky.social) and GSS Lab Fellow Dr. Cameron Mailhot have a new paper out on civilian preferences for international state building, utilizing survey evidence from Liberia.

Congratulations! 🎊

#polisky #int-rel

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core

International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia

www.cambridge.org

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Checking in from our weekly GSS Lab meeting! 👋

As a new semester begins here at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social, we are continuing our work organizing #MOWIP projects, discussing research, and planning events with our amazing team (including baby Ewan)!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 15

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 15

To be considered, you must be a Cornell University undergraduate student and submit your application through Workday (job posted as: WDR-00054515 Coding Media Data Set (Open). Submission must include a completed GSS Lab application, CV, and letter of interest.

Feel free to spread the word!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Under supervision of the PI and graduate student, RAs will manually code characteristics of protests from news articles to train an AI model. This position will work remotely, part-time up to 10 hours/week.

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 15

To complete this project, Dr. Karim will need some help.

Therefore, we are excited to announce the GSS Lab is hiring up to 21 undergraduate research assistants, who will hand code a media data set on global protests.

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 15

🎊 Congratulations 🎊 to @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on receiving a @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Provost's Research Resilience Fund grant, enabling her to continue work on the police violence project that was put on hold by the termination of her NSF Careers Grant in Spring 2025.

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 8

It's 🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 time!

Dr. Angie Torres-Beltran (@angietorres.bsky.social) is an incredible faculty consultant for the lab. She is starting as an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at @uarizona.bsky.social this fall and we could not be more proud!!

Read more ⤵️

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out this article in The Diplomat co-authored by GSS Lab affiliate Dr. Muhib Rahman!

Congratulations to Dr. Rahman on this insightful work, highlighting important issues within the Bangladesh Air Force.

#polisky #int-rel

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · Jul 30

The tragic crash into a school was not an aberration, but the result of entrenched issues in the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Flying Coffins and Broken Systems: The F-7 Disaster in Bangladesh

The tragic crash into a school was not an aberration, but the result of entrenched issues in the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 1

Furthermore, just 3 years after the report's publication, the number of women in the AFL had more than quadrupled.

We look forward to reading more about their research soon!

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 1

They asked key questions on the implementation of MOWIP recommendations, and found new, strong initiatives for the recruitment, retainment, and training of women.

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Aug 1

GSS Lab affiliates Dr. Priscilla Torres (@pttorres.bsky.social) and Dr. Roya Izadi (@royaizadi.bsky.social) recently traveled to Liberia and were able to interview 19 members of the Armed Forces of Liberia as a follow-up to the AFL MOWIP report conducted in 2022.

@dcafgeneva.bsky.social

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International Peace Institute @ipinst.bsky.social · Jul 31

On July 30th, IPI hosted a virtual policy forum on "Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in UN Peace Operations."

📍 Watch the recording and find out more here 👉 www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Jul 28

🔔 Reminder 🔔

Wednesday is IPI's webinar on SEAH in UN Peace Operations!

GSS Lab Postdoc Dr. DeAnne Roark (@deanneroark.bsky.social) will be presenting our 4th #policybrief "Training on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse for Uniformed Peacekeepers: Effectiveness and Limitations."

Details ⬇️

International Peace Institute @ipinst.bsky.social · Jul 23

📅 July 30 | 9.30 AM EST | 📍 Zoom
Join us for a virtual public policy forum on “Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in UN Peace Operations.”

👉 Learn more and register here: www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...

Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in UN Peace Operations - International Peace Institute

On Wednesday, July 30th, IPI’s Women, Peace and Security program, in partnership with the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations (led by Global Affairs Canada), the United Nations Office of th...

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The Gender and Security Sector Lab @gsslab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Kudos to Ellen Lust, Kate Baldwin, and the entire GLD team that put this together 👏👏

Shout out to @teele.bsky.social from @egenpolisci.bsky.social for putting us on to this great project!

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