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Women, peace and security are not only wartime issues

Many women fight wars every single day within their homes. This is not the violence of wars that features on the nightly news, but something far more insidious – a hidden conflict that is far more costly. Domestic violence is rampant, within both developed and developing countries, yet is a

By Rose Khattar

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The G20’s existential crisis

2020 could be defined as a year of global crises – health, political, environmental and economic. The G20 is caught among all four, and how the forum responds raises questions about whether it is facing its own existential crisis. With a chaotic US election and presidential transition as well as

By Erin Watson-Lynn

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Iran’s year of reckoning

After sexual assault allegations calling out more than 100 men, including prominent members of Iranian society, first appeared on social media in August, women in Iran are having their own #MeToo moment, and the movement is gaining publicity. The latest high-profile figure to be accused of sexual

By Melissa George

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A backlash against the Women, Peace and Security agenda?

Twenty years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325, a landmark to formally recognised the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls. Yet this year, there is no new resolution to mark the anniversary of what became the Women, Peace and

By Patricia Salas Sanchez, Nuri Widiastuti Veronika, Irine Hiraswari Gayatri, Jacqui True

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Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies?

The Chinese government has officially encouraged women to have equal roles in social, economic and political life. Still, traditional culture and practice continue to subject women to lower social status inside families (especially in rural areas), in the media, and in employment, including in the

By Huiyun Feng, Connie Cai Ru Gan, Sara E Davies

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Women, peace and security are not only wartime issues

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A backlash against the Women, Peace and Security agenda?

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