In her latest for Foreign Policy, our CEO Lyric Thompson draws on trends and analysis from our Defining Feminist Foreign Policy 2025 paper to explore how high-profile setbacks have overshadowed progress on gender equality around the world.

On August 12-15, 2025, our Founder and CEO Lyric Thompson and Senior Fellow and former Special Representative for FFP of Argentina Marita Perceval shaped several discussions on the synergies between FFP and the care economy at events organized within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in Mexico City.

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development was a significant moment aimed at mobilizing global resources for development. Given governments’ coordinated opposition to gender equality financing in this process, ensuring robust attention was always an uphill struggle. Eyes were on Canada to see if they would play a meaningful role in mobilizing support and resources. How did they deliver? Our Senior Fellow Beth Woroniuk weighs in.

Greetings from a sweltering summer in the Northern Hemisphere, where our team has been hard at work conducting new research and convening critical conversations on a number of topics, most notably the intersections and tensions between feminist foreign policies and the financing for development agenda—the topic of a recent UN conference held in Seville, Spain. 

Saludos desde un verano sofocante en el hemisferio norte, donde nuestro equipo ha estado trabajando duro para llevar a cabo nuevas investigaciones y convocar conversaciones críticas sobre una serie de temas, sobre todo las intersecciones y tensiones entre las políticas exteriores feministas y la agenda de financiación para el desarrollo, el tema de una reciente conferencia de la ONU celebrada en Sevilla, España.

Salutations depuis l'hémisphère nord, où règne actuellement une chaleur étouffante et où notre équipe travaille d'arrache-pied à mener de nouvelles recherches et à organiser des discussions cruciales sur un certain nombre de sujets, notamment les intersections et les tensions entre les politiques étrangères féministes et le programme de financement du développement, thème d'une récente conférence des Nations unies qui s'est tenue à Séville, en Espagne.

In her interview with Canadian news outlet CTV News, our Senior Fellow Beth Woroniuk, who also serves as an appointee of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, underlines that gender equality, climate change and global rights issues are being sidelined at this year’s G7 Summit.

This CSW commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, marking a mix of progress on gender equality and mounting challenges facing our movement. Read our April 2025 newsletter to learn more about our CSW69 and to catch up on the latest analysis, news and resources from our Senior Fellows and partners.

Esta CSW conmemoró el 30º aniversario de la Declaración y Plataforma de Acción de Beijing, marcando una mezcla de avances en igualdad de género y crecientes desafíos a los que se enfrenta nuestro movimiento. Continúe leyendo para saber más sobre nuestra CSW69 y para ponerse al día sobre los últimos análisis, noticias y recursos de nuestros Becarias Seniors y socios.

Cette CSW a commémoré le 30e anniversaire de la Déclaration et le Programme d'action de Beijing, marquant un mélange de progrès en matière d'égalité des genres et de défis croissants auxquels notre mouvement est confronté. Lisez la suite pour en savoir plus sur notre CSW69 et pour vous tenir au courant des dernières analyses, nouvelles et ressources de nos expertes associées et de nos partenaires.