As Inclusive Security’s Deputy Director for
Policy and Conflict Programs, Michelle Barsa focuses on expanding the roles of
women in peace and security processes globally. In addition to advising on
broader US foreign policy related to women, peace, and security, she oversees
Inclusive Security’s programming in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Sudan, and
South Sudan. Ms. Barsa travels frequently to Afghanistan and the Syrian border
where she leads consultations with women in civil society, government, and the
security forces to discuss the impact of ongoing peace and security processes
on women and identify their proposals for how to advance women’s inclusion in
those processes. Ms. Barsa regularly advises the US government, UN, and NATO on
how to improve the effectiveness of security assistance provided to partner
nations. Previously, Ms. Barsa worked in Afghanistan as an emergency program
manager with Catholic Relief Services. Prior to that, she was employed in CRS’s
Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza office and by the UN Peacekeeping Mission in
Sudan.
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