Thread by @gcnuclearpolicy, "This is a moment where we can't lose that effort, that feeling, [...]

"This is a moment where we can& #39;t lose that effort, that feeling, that momentum." @Jenkinsbd on taking an action oriented approach to advancing diversity through @WCAPSnet solidarity statement and steps signatories are taking: https://issuu.com/wcapsnet/docs/june_9_wcaps_sign-on_letter_2_">https://issuu.com/wcapsnet/...

Jane Rhee follows with 3 core elements of an effective organizational #DEI plan:

1. transparency about hiring, promotion
2. access to opportunity
3. leadership engagement

Conversation turns to burden of risk vs representation in decision making:

"We know with regard to this pandemic, for example, women are the ones on the front line providing care...but they& #39;re not the ones at the decision making table."
@globalgamechngr of @GlobalHealthOrg

"Thinking about how the language that we use perpetuates that disconnect helps us to close that gap and makes sure that people aren& #39;t misinformed on the issues that we& #39;re trying to face."

@globalgamechngr on the power of language and diversity in addressing existential threats

" #Diversity has to be a mission priority of an organization...It& #39;s not an HR issue, it& #39;s not a staffing issue, it& #39;s not an internal process issue...it has to be as equal to your mission as anything else that goes on, with equal investment of leadership." says @ShawnGSkelly

"The persistence of this gender gap in the presence of a growing pipeline of talented women into the field means that this is an institutional problem."

@LauraSHHolgate on understanding how challenges to diversity in nuclear policy need to be addressed

"Many point to the long hours and extensive travel common to #natsec jobs as reason women leave the field...but our COVID experience is showing us otherwise."

@LauraSHHolgate discusses gender equity in the federal workforce and how technology can overcome challenges

@jenkinsbd says hearing about orgs desire to take concrete actions to advance diversity is welcome - but the test is what are we doing tomorrow, next week, 6 months, 1 year from now. "I want to keep the movement going." @WCAPSnet

Orgs making a public statement creates accountability - but it& #39;s just the start. @ShawnGSkelly reiterates that making structural, institutional change is a process that must be persistent. @OutInNatSec

On priority actions that need to be taken today: @globalgamechngr calls on everyone to use their platform to raise the voices of others: on interview requests "even if you go, can you negotiate a 2-for-1"

@LauraSHHolgate says orgs can support this kind of individual change by building them into SoPs - this is how we maintain momentum. Representation & visibility is how orgs show that they& #39;re proud of their people; individual and org approaches reinforce each other.

Jane Rhee describes structural inequity as a seesaw "You are up because I am down, I am down because you are up." Recognizing that everyone& #39;s experience is connected by an uneven playing field is a critical first step.

"I learn from our forefathers and our foremothers on these issues, and I am a constant student on learning why our culture is what it is - why we think what we think, why we do what we do. It is a constant journey."

@Jenkinsbd reemphasizes the journey of personal education

@globalgamechngr & @Jenkinsbd: Creating non-symbolic change within an org is key to avoiding tokenism. "Ask someone who& #39;s an other how they feel." The more progress we make down this road, the less diversity becomes "special" and instead becomes normal.

@jenkinsbd on entering the nuclear policy space as a marginalized voice: find a safe space for yourself, have a wide berth, don& #39;t be discouraged, and stay involved.

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"It& #39;s understanding why it& #39;s important to be at the table, to have a voice. If you& #39;re not at the table things can happen to you, can have an effect on you that you can& #39;t influence." @Jenkinsbd connects nuclear decision making to all other issues - having your voice heard matters.

@ShawnGSkelly follows with a call for holding decision makers accountable. "Where money is going to go is a choice...the people choose who makes those things happen."

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