This month we talk to Tara Zammit a PhD Student at King’s College London, a RUSI NextGen Ambassador and member of the Leadership Team for Women in Defence UK.

We talk about her doctoral research which investigates the service experiences of women and LGTBQ+ service personnel in the British Armed Forces post-2000, and her extensive experience in research communications and public engagement.

Tara gives great advice on expanding your volunteering horizons and trying new things!

This month, to celebrate International Women's Day, we spoke to Kristin Thue, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Conflict and Communications and Engagement Coordinator at the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse.

Kristin talked to us about the overlaps in her two roles, women's rights and international security, and gave advice on breaking into the International Politics Industry. Kristin's varied knowledge helps draw links between private and public violence, with broader implications for international security.

If you'd like to hear more from Kristin, or the organisations she works with, you can find them here:

Kristin Thue:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-thue-06b453115/

Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse: https://www.eida.org.uk/

APPG on Modern Conflict: https://www.appgmodernconflict.org

Women in International Security UK: https://www.wiisuk.org/

Kristin's Book Recommendation, Home Grown:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Grown-Domestic-Violence-Turns-Terrorists/dp/1787476049

This month on Talking Responsibility, our Associate Editor Eleanor interviewed Paula Reisdorf. Paula is a researcher, journalist and activist currently working as Senior Researcher and Social Media Coordinator for CorpWatch, an organisation providing accurate and timely reporting on corporate behaviour to activists, policy makers and the public. She has a Master's in Global Political Economy from the University of Sussex and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Anthropology and Arabic from the University of Cape Town. 

Paula talks to us about her research at CorpWatch, including their exciting Gulliver project, and her experience that led to her interest in corporate responsibility. Outside of CorpWatch, Paula also runs the Corporate Accountability Job Board sharing open applications for jobs in the Corporate Accountability field. 

If you’d like to hear more from Paula or from CorpWatch, you can find them here:

Paula Reisdorf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulareisdorf/

CorpWatch: https://www.corpwatch.org/

CorpWatch Gulliver: https://www.corpwatch.org/gulliver-0