Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy

Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy (GCNP) is a leadership network in nuclear policy committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equality a working reality. Created in 2018 by NTI’s Laura Holgate and Ploughshares Fund’s Michelle Dover, GCNP asks leaders of organizations whose mission includes nuclear policy to become “Gender Champions” by signing the Panel Parity Pledge to avoid whenever possible appearing on single-sex panels. Gender Champions additionally devise three individualized “SMART” commitments tailored to the specific needs and activities of their organization. Uniquely designed to advance gender equality within their given organization, these commitments pertain to new or ongoing work to achieve gender equality in an organization and its activites Commitments and the progress in meeting them are made public on the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy website.

While prospective Champions have access to a list of sample pledges, Gender Champions are encouraged to design their own pledges to fit the needs of their organizations. Among current Champions, some have committed to increase by 10% the number of grants their organization gives to women-led projects; others have promised to hold annual training for gender-bias awareness.

Gender Champions are expected to adhere to GCNP’s values, including:

• Treating every person with respect and fairness;
• Actively including, investing in, and valuing diverse and emergent perspectives’
• Creating and maintaining safe, inclusive workplaces free from harassment and discrimination;
• Promoting women leaders inside and outside our organizations;
• Working together with other Champions in a spirit of openness, honesty and transparency.

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