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Tag: Feminist Foreign Policy
Women Need to March on for Peace
57 years ago today, the Women Strike for Peace march planted the seeds that have blossomed into today’s women’s movement.
What Will Come of the First-Ever Convening of Feminist Foreign Ministers?
Canada hosted a historic convening last month of female foreign ministers organized in an effort to cultivate feminist foreign policy that actually sustains lasting change—as opposed to policies that do not spur meaningful action.
Bringing Women to the Front of NATO’s Critical Work for International Security
Under Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller’s leadership, NATO has redoubled efforts to integrate women’s perspectives and participation.
Women in Congress are Calling on the Trump Administration to Fight for Imprisoned Saudi Arabian Feminists
Over the last few months, the Saudi Arabian government has imprisoned about 15 prominent feminist activists, most of whom led the fight to end the country’s driving ban. On Wednesday, Reps. Lois Frankel and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen released a formal letter urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to fight for their release.
Closing the Gender Gap in Foreign Policy—One Byline at a Time
Only 15 percent of 3,758 articles in the largest newspapers in the U.S. about foreign policy from the last three years had women’s names in the bylines.
Feminist Experts Weigh in on the G7 Summit’s Mixed Results for Women
This year’s G7 had the potential to advance a feminist agenda globally. Did it succeed?
What the G7 and G20 Summits Could Mean for Feminist Foreign Policy Worldwide
There’s a real opportunity for G7 and G20 countries to drive the feminist agenda forward this year—but first, they must unify.
Data is Driving Success in Life-Saving Interventions for Women and Girls—Why Isn’t it Driving Policy?
An HIV/AIDS-reduction program saving the lives of women and girls worldwide is at risk under Trump’s Global Gag Rule—and serves as a testament to the ground we can lose when data doesn’t drive drive policymaking.
If You Want Peace Done Right, Ask a Woman
There seems to be no crisis, no simmering conflict, no active war or threat of violence that Trump isn’t set on making worse. Thankfully, women around the world are countering his macho blathering with a real peace agenda.