7 Feb 2025 As US retreats, Australia advances on gender equality Joanna Pradela , Alice Ridge The new International Gender Equality Strategy is an important marker – with much work to be done.
9 Jan 2025 No, the compulsory hijab hasn’t made Iranian women safer Kourosh Ziabari The numbers don’t lie.
2 Jan 2025 Study exposes gender gap in foreign affairs reporting Andrea Carson Not only with male reporters, but the experts likely to be quoted or appear on opinion pages.
1 Nov 2024 An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis Nicole George Women are being made invisible, yet their actions are consequential.
29 Oct 2024 Caring for carers: The gender challenge in peacebuilding Eleanor Gordon A new report shows women with children, in particular, often find it difficult to remain within or return to this type of work.
10 Oct 2024 The cruelty in banning Afghan women from poetry Isabelle Zhu-Maguire Another tool has been taken away by state-mandated isolation.
18 Sep 2024 Breaking barriers: Enhancing women’s participation in trade across the Indo-Pacific Sunaina Kumar A gender-inclusive trade agenda will help create better jobs and unlock greater economic potential.
14 Aug 2024 Wong’s century: A closer look at gender mix in Australia’s top diplomatic roles Daniel Flitton Female representation is near its highest. But some posts appear more equal than others.
30 Jul 2024 Gender equality, the Pacific way Mercy Masta , Elisabeth Jackson “Using culture to change culture” is how to make real progress in addressing a longstanding regional challenge.
26 Jul 2024 Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability Cherry Hitkari , Genevieve Donnellon-May The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges.
14 May 2024 Targeting girls education: Pakistan’s tribal areas suffer under Taliban influence Syed Fazl-e-Haider Schools are the best weapon against extremism, that’s why the militants fear them.
26 Apr 2024 60 years of Kartini Day: Indonesia’s feminist pioneer or political pawn? Meg Hocking The story of a 19th century Javanese noblewoman has been co-opted for control but also liberation.
23 Apr 2024 In the Olympics of Drag, Taiwan just took the gold Kazimier Lim Nymphia Wind’s victory on RuPaul’s Drag Race is historic, with implications for Taiwanese politics and international relations.
19 Apr 2024 Afghan women: The silent victims of Taliban brutality Sanchita Bhattacharya The Taliban is on a relentless mission to erase women from the political, economic, and societal discourse of Afghanistan.
8 Mar 2024 Supporting Pacific women to tell the region’s stories Rosi Tamani-Doviverata , Kathy McLeish Ensuring all local voices are heard makes for far more powerful reporting.
8 Mar 2024 Gender equality financing: Spotlight on Southeast Asia Grace Stanhope A discrepancy in data collection for gender-led funding is skewing the stats on development support in the region.
8 Mar 2024 State of play for Pacific women in 2024 Jessica Collins When the playing field is levelled, the dividends are doubled, both in politics and sport.
22 Feb 2024 Out of the shadows: Women as partners resisting oppression Angela G. Palmer Yulia Navalnaya – widow of Alexey Navalny – follows in the steps of other brave women forced in sorrow to carry on a political cause.
7 Feb 2024 Whose security is really at stake? Gender must be prioritised in Australia‑PNG security agreement Sarah Morley More police can’t be the answer when police have long been part of the problem.
10 Jan 2024 “An awkward photo‑op”: Japan’s persistent gender problem Tan Ming Hui A summit blunder begs the question of how women can fight for equality when they’re not even at the table.
24 Nov 2023 China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality Jessica Collins More clarity on the flows of funds would help to assign what little credit is due.
22 Nov 2023 Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance? Jessica Collins Big dollars are one thing, meaningful outcomes another.
20 Nov 2023 Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women Jessica Collins Better reporting is needed to properly understand which projects are targeting gender issues in the region.
9 Nov 2023 COP28: Why a gender power divide threatens climate progress Sarah Morley , Isabelle Zhu-Maguire Global negotiations often sideline gender as a “women’s issue” rather than being essential to the response.
17 Oct 2023 Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse Julie Inman Grant A regional symposium was an important step in tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
5 Oct 2023 Women in international affairs: beyond glass ceilings to the glass cliff Elise Stephenson Is the international equal and inclusive leadership pipeline, clogged, leaky, shrinking or splitting?
12 Sep 2023 Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy Helen Berents , Katrina Lee-Koo Young people will be central to addressing regional challenges so their meaningful inclusion must be ensured.
24 Aug 2023 Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy Ramona Vijeyarasa This government has the opportunity to get serious about gender responsive budgeting by upskilling its ministries.
7 Aug 2023 Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy Joanna Pradela , Alice Ridge The problem with an implied rather than explicit feminist approach is that it is all too easy to ignore.
4 Aug 2023 Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser Jessica Collins Respect for female athletes “tearing it up on the pitch” must translate into respect off the field, too.
15 Jun 2023 The importance of pride: supporting LGBTQ rights in Asia Brenda R. Alegre The recent Sydney WorldPride was a milestone moment in connecting a regional and global movement.
14 Jun 2023 Expanding the Women, Peace and Security agenda to the next frontier – space Kareena Dhillon , Elise Stephenson Australia could have an outsized impact promoting “responsible behaviours” in space through diplomacy and gender advocacy.
20 Apr 2023 Don’t reward the Taliban’s gender apartheid with recognition Farkhondeh Akbari , Jacqui True Returning diplomats to Afghanistan would send a terrible message to women and girls that the world has given up on them.
8 Mar 2023 Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women Yun Jiang Despite the government's gender positive rhetoric, Chinese women are still viewed as resources of the party state.
8 Mar 2023 “Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific Daniel Flitton The regional head of UN Women has a simple but crucial message on this International Women’s Day.
8 Mar 2023 Women and politics: a new world order Clare Caldwell With geopolitical oxygen so often depleted by autocratic strongmen, how might a globe dominated by female leaders look?
3 Mar 2023 A new era of democracy for Fiji – but where are the women? Romitesh Kant , Kerryn Baker A steep decrease in the number of women representatives after the election suggests growing disengagement.
16 Feb 2023 Is the tide turning on classroom bans for Afghan girls? Adam H. Dehsabzi In Afghanistan, there is increasing dissatisfaction with the suspension of female higher education, even within the Taliban.
7 Feb 2023 Valuing Asia’s women leaders Ramona Vijeyarasa Telling the Asian stories remind us that these are not “Australian”, or “Asian” or “American” experiences – but global.
2 Feb 2023 Women leaders: not so poles apart Erin Hurley In seemingly different settings, Jacinda Ardern and Nancy Pelosi confronted much the same challenges.
18 Jan 2023 Link start-ups ecosystems to build influence in Southeast Asia Robert Law Australia should launch a major initiative to support investment with new business prospects in the region.
16 Jan 2023 A seat at the negotiating table: How women are building peace in Yemen Jena Jaensch Peace is not just the absence of conflict but dismantling the structures that contribute to gender-based violence.
2 Nov 2022 Where does Australia’s new aid budget leave gender equality? Annabel Dulhunty Gender equality is not just an “add-on”, it is essential to a functioning society. Funding must reflect that.
21 Sep 2022 Economic diplomacy: Womenomics shifts from Tokyo to Jakarta Greg Earl Can a female finance minister in Indonesia avoid the demographic dilemma that has handicapped Japan’s evolution?
16 Aug 2022 Wrong balance of power in Pacific Elzanne Bester New Zealand can bolster the international rules-based order by working towards Pacific women’s political representation.
1 Aug 2022 US abortion bans unleash state-sanctioned violence against women Tania Penovic The Australian anti-abortion movement wants to learn from and replicate the campaign to overturn Roe vs Wade.
26 Jul 2022 The future is female, but women in diplomacy still under-represented Elise Stephenson It’s two steps forward, one step back for gender parity in Australian international relations.
27 Jun 2022 Gender equality in the Pacific: less talk and more action Jessica Collins Pacific women leaders are driving for change, and economic empowerment is key.
10 Jun 2022 Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics – especially in working for women rights.
10 Jun 2022 India’s inconsistent adherence to the Women, Peace and Security agenda Shivangi Seth Sending women to serve as peacekeepers is laudable. But at home, women continue to be marginalised.