News and Views
Find the latest news and perspectives from Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative staff below.
PANEL: The Promise and Pitfalls of a Feminist Foreign Policy
Recently, several higher profile women have spoken of integrating a feminist foreign policy into their leadership, including Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister. What is feminist foreign policy, what separates it from a non-feminist foreign policy, why it is relevant now and how can we execute it?
CSW67 Side Event: Feminist Foreign Policy-Making as a Diverse Tool to Strengthen Multilateralism: Lessons Learned and Opportunities
The goal of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, adolescents and girls in all their diversity is embedded at the heart of the international community's efforts to address the most pressing global issues.
OPINION: The U.S. must pass its feminist foreign resolution
Rather than playing it safe, the U.S. needs to show leadership by prioritizing a feminist approach to how it conducts business abroad.
ANALYSIS: Feminist Foreign Policies Make Headway Among Countries While the Originator, Sweden, Drops Out
The aspiration [of foreign policy which centers women’s rights, peace and environmental integrity] is not only an ethical imperative but also benefits global prosperity and security, according to scores of research.
PRESS RELEASE: Reps. Frankel, Lee, Kamlager-Dove Celebrate International Women’s Day with Introduction of Feminist Foreign Policy Resolution
“American foreign policy should reflect the world we live in, a world where half of the population is female,” said U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12).
OPINION: Sound the Alarm—Sweden Drops ‘Feminist’ and Returns to Mere ‘Foreign Policy’
Sweden’s decision to remove the word “feminist” from its foreign policy framework is cause for concern, say global advocates.
Paris Peace Forum selects the Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy as a 2022 Scale Project
“The Paris Peace Forum will not end today. It will carry on through the work that we will invest behind the scenes over the course of the next year to support the ten selected projects.” - Trisha Shetty, President of the Steering Committee of the Paris Peace Forum
Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Feminist?
Lyric Thompson shares an assessment of the Biden-Harris administration’s campaign promises to champion women’s rights in foreign policy.