Sex and Gender

Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse
Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse
Technology has brought huge benefits to the Pacific, creating new ways to connect across vast distances. As in other parts of the world, however, it has also brought risks,…
Women in international affairs: beyond glass ceilings to the glass cliff
Women in international affairs: beyond glass ceilings to the glass cliff
This year, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee called for a “paradigm shift” towards the acceleration, innovation, and…
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
Asia and the Pacific are the most youthful regions of the world, with 25 per cent of their populations aged between 15 and 29. Combined, the two regions are home to 60 per cent of…
Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy
Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy
Last week, I had the privilege of attending part of an APEC inter-ministerial meeting in Seattle at the invitation of Australia’s Department of the Prime Minister and…
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
As Australia’s international development community awaits the highly anticipated new International Development Policy, another strategy is quietly being formulated. The Department…
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
For those who love sport as much as international policy, it’s a glorious moment when the two come together. And right now, all eyes are on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in…
The importance of pride: supporting LGBTQ rights in Asia
The importance of pride: supporting LGBTQ rights in Asia
I come from the Philippines and as a transgender woman in a predominantly Christian society, it is somehow a paradox that regardless how conservative and colonial our collective…
Expanding the Women, Peace and Security agenda to the next frontier – space
Expanding the Women, Peace and Security agenda to the next frontier – space
The United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda reflects strong evidence that involving women in questions of peace and conflict leads to better stability. This…
Don’t reward the Taliban’s gender apartheid with recognition
Don’t reward the Taliban’s gender apartheid with recognition
Despite international condemnations and failed diplomatic engagement, the “Taliban 2.0” have deliberately instituted gender apartheid to optimise their political control in…
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
As China grapples with population decline, the pressure on women in China is only increasing. Under paramount leader Xi Jinping, women’s rights continue to deteriorate as the…