The Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs has been awarded a $159,400 Japan-US Global Partnership Grant by the Japan Foundation to support a two-year project on Women, Peace, and Security in the Quad’s Commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. The Quad “is a diplomatic network of four democracies committed to support a free and open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient” (Quad Foreign Ministers’ Joint Statement July 2024). The 2024 Foreign Ministers’ Joint Statement highlights a commitment to promoting “women’s and girls’ wellbeing, safety and economic empowerment, aimed at building an inclusive, equitable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.” Despite commitments to implementing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda at home and abroad, the Quad countries have not adequately analyzed the role of women and gender in the organization’s diplomacy and the impact of Quad programs on women and gender in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island partner nations. How does the Quad operationalize its commitment to including women’s and girls’ perspectives at home and abroad? CIPA’s project will be the first comprehensive analysis of gender and women’s participation on both ends of the process—those creating, negotiating, and implementing policies and programs in Quad member states and the participating states in the region where the deliverables are directed. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Institute for Gender Studies at Ochanomizu National Women’s University.