In 2021-2022, the Center, recognizing and addressing the need for diversity and inclusion in programming, jointly sponsored with Pomona College a new program titled Women in Security (WIS), a program designed by CMC Professor Taw. In 2022-2023 the Center continued to solely fund the program under a revised title and scope. Under the supervision of Prof. Taw, the revised program titled Women in Security/Non-Binary Persons in Security Program provided four CMC student fellows with opportunities to explore security as a career. The program supported group research on women and/or non-binary persons in the security field, and the creation of reports on the status of non-binary persons in security. For the academic year 2023-2024, the program will continue under the revised title Gender and Security Fellowship Program. Fellows will have the opportunity to explore security as a career through CMC faculty and other academics and professionals working on security issues as well as CMC alumni who have attended security-related graduate programs. This program will provide fellows with support to conduct independent and group research on the intersection of gender and security and build upon the existing projects on reorientingsecurity.com with either three new research projects or new contributions to the existing projects.

The four fellows for the academic year 2023-2024 will be selected in mid-September 2023 (CMC 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years are eligible) through an application process. Funding for the program will be disbursed in two stipends ($1250), at the end of each semester. One GSF selectee will earn an additional $250 per semester for serving as webmaster. In order to stay in good standing and receive full payment of fellowship stipends, GSF selectees must complete the following:

• In late September/early October 2023, GSF selectees will meet as a group, with Prof Taw to determine what elements the report should have, how to distribute responsibilities for research and writing, and the timeline for deliverables.

• From then through April, GSF selectees will meet weekly with each other and Prof Taw to discuss their progress.

• Over the same period, GSF selectees will work on the report; they will meet the deadlines for deliverables during this period, with the final report due no later than April 15th.

• GSF selectees will attend two guest lectures/panels each semester; every effort will be made to ensure these are at times that all four GSF selectees are available.

The application period for AY 2024-2025 will open in Fall 2024.