Ritika Roy Chowdhury is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto with a double major in Sociology and Political Science and a minor in Women and Gender Studies. She has experience as Lead Analyst with the G7 Research Group, where she refined reports on complex international issues, ensuring high editorial standards. Ritika also worked as a Research Assistant, editing academic manuscripts and transcribing interviews. Her commitment to global affairs and gender equality is evident through her role as a Girls Belong Here Youth Ambassador with Plan International Canada and as a ONE Canada Global Activist. Passionate about advocacy and security issues, Ritika is eager to bring her editorial skills and knowledge of international relations to the NATO Association of Canada’s Women in Security Program, where she hopes to contribute meaningfully to discussions on gender and global security.