28 Jun 2021 Supporting the victims of sexual violence in Myanmar Sara E Davies , Phyu Phyu Oo With the military often complicit in crimes, access to civil society organisations is increasingly difficult.
22 Jun 2021 Standing with Afghanistan: Inclusion and women’s rights in peace talks Jacqui True , Azadah Raz Mohammad , Felicity Gerry , Jenna Sapiano Australia, and the world, must insist that negotiations safeguard women’s rights, else talk of peace will be empty.
15 Jun 2021 Beijing could easily encourage people to have more children, but won’t Yaqiu Wang However China frames its population policy, birth limits fundamentally infringe on women’s reproductive rights.
21 Apr 2021 India’s failure to include enough women in politics Rajesh Trichur Venkiteswaran The world’s largest democracy has barely begun to draw on half its pool of candidates.
8 Apr 2021 Legalising same-sex marriage in Japan Akimoto Daisuke A court ruling has thrown down the challenge to Japanese politicians to ensure equality before the law.
30 Mar 2021 Australia must walk the talk on women’s rights – globally and at home Leanne Smith It’s not just local politics. Australia’s credibility with a feminist foreign policy, in name or not, is on the line.
25 Mar 2021 Afghanistan: When a song is not just a song Susanne Schmeidl , Gillian Howell , Jawed Nader A move to prohibit girls singing was met with a big backlash on social media – a sign of the times, old and new.
25 Mar 2021 Female genital mutilation is still a risk – especially in a pandemic Kit Catterson Could lockdowns and travel restrictions have led the practice of female genital mutilation to increase in Australia?
8 Mar 2021 Food security and Covid-19: Recognising women’s leadership Over half the world’s farmers and food producers are women. A study will look at their experiences in the covid crisis.
8 Mar 2021 Private sector progress in women’s leadership in the Pacific Sarah Boxall Women’s representation in politics across the region still lags. But a positive change is occurring in business.
8 Mar 2021 Advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Australia Laura J. Shepherd , Kit Catterson A second National Action Plan is overdue. It’s not too late to integrate concerns about causes of gender-based violence.
8 Dec 2020 Women, peace and security are not only wartime issues Rose Khattar The cost of domestic violence has only grown during Covid lockdowns – in rich and poor nations alike.
17 Nov 2020 The G20’s existential crisis Erin Watson-Lynn The group’s expanded mandate, including into women’s empowerment, puts its relevance and its values under a microscope.
6 Nov 2020 Iran’s year of reckoning Melissa George The #MeToo movement is gaining traction in Iran, but its impact is unlikely to alter the status quo in the short term.
5 Nov 2020 A backlash against the Women, Peace and Security agenda? Jacqui True , Irine Hiraswari Gayatri , Nuri Widiastuti Veronika , Patricia Salas Sanchez Power politics overshadow progress at the UN Security Council as Resolution 1325 celebrates its 20th anniversary.
26 Oct 2020 Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies? Sara E Davies , Huiyun Feng , Connie Cai Ru Gan The coronavirus pandemic revealed the disconnect between wishful official edicts and rigid social conventions.