The ratio of men-to-women voices in the media is 4 to 1.  I learned this statistic when I attended an OpEd writing workshop two weeks ago put on by <a href="http://www.theopedproject.org/">The OpEd project</a>, which seeks to increase the number of women voices in the media.  Its strategy is to teach women the insider tips for publishing an OpEd as a outlet for women to garner influence and visibility on the international stage.  Indeed, the New York chapter of <a href="http://csis.org/program/wiis">Women in International Security</a> partnered with the OpEd project last year for its one-day training.  I was inspired by The OpEd's agressive goals, and it got me thinking that its strategy could be applied to women's advancement in the security industry. 

Statistically speaking, the tipping point for any movement is 33 percent, which I also learned at the OpEd training.  Applied to women's advancement in the security industry, when women make up 33 percent of  industry, we will see a shift in more opportunities for advancement.  In order to make up 33 percent of the industry's leadership, then we need to achieve two very important milestones:

1) 33 percent of women need to make up the industry
2) 33 percent of women need to be operating in the industry's public fora as keynote speakers, chapter leaders, conference speakers, and authors of content in security publications.

To achieve 33 percent of women in the industry, we need to invite our friends to join us ASIS Women in Security local events and at ASIS chapter events.  We need to ask our female colleagues to participate in other women's organizations, such as Women in International Security, Women in Homeland Security, and Women's Security Council.   

To achieve them, we need women participating confidently in the conversations inside and outside of our organizations, speaking up, sharing their view, engaging in dialogue when conflict arises, discussing our successes and opportunities of development.  CSO Leadership offer training modules and flexibile options for doing this.

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