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17 Presidential Candidates Pledge to Seek Gender Parity in National Security Appointments

In response to a call from hundreds of national security leaders, presidential candidates Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, John Hickenlooper, Seth Moulton, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Tim Ryan, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell, Elizabeth Warren, and Bill Weld pledge to ensure diverse hiring pools, set hiring standards that take diversity into account, and not discriminate against applicants who have taken employment breaks or downshifts due to family obligations.

Our mission

To advance gender equity in the national security workforce, especially its leadership.

Our goals

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