Feminist Foreign Policy During a Global Backlash

We are deep in a global backlash against women and girls’ rights. Reproductive rights are under attackaround the world. At the United Nations and other international bodies, anti-feminist governments, increasingly led by the United States, are working to undermine women’s rights, and space to be heard is closing. In Afghanistan, Taliban oppression is driving demands to create an international crime of gender apartheid. We see discussions about whether women should be allowed to vote.

Misogyny is a favorite tool of authoritarians. Too many actors are ceding the field to them. The United States and European countries, including France, have slashed aid, harming the work of many women’s rights groups in countries around the world.

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