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Beyond Rhetoric: Feminist leadership for a transformative Women, Peace and Security agenda at 25- Case studies from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and South Sudan

16/10/2025

86 pages long

Languages: English

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Twenty-five years after the United Nations adopted Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is both a landmark in diplomacy and a study in unfulfilled promise. Its most profound achievement has been to force open a conversation about the gendered power structures that fuel conflict. But that opening is narrowing. Escalating wars, a […]

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Challenging the status quo: feminist leadership and political transformation in Brazil

18/09/2025

20 pages long

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Challenging the status quo: feminist leadership and political transformation in Brazil

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Since 2020, A Tenda das Candidatas has trained feminist leaders to take on positions of power and run for office in Brazilian politics. Over the past four years, the organisation has trained over 300 women, primarily Black women and LGBTQIA+, creating a national network of feminist women in politics, A Tenda Network. This article argues […]

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Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region

18/09/2025

27 pages long

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Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region

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This paper examines women’s leadership in local group governance in Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon, highlighting rural co-operatives as key spaces for socioeconomic participation and agency. Based on interviews and focus groups with a total of 917 participants (688 women and 170 men co-operative members, and 59 officials), the study identifies major barriers to women’s leadership, […]

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Mentorship and inter-generational learning as catalysts for feminist leadership in Zambia

18/09/2025

18 pages long

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Mentorship and inter-generational learning as catalysts for feminist leadership in Zambia

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This article examines the vital role that women have played in Zambia’s politics and governance and how preserving these legacies through mentorship, inter-generational learning, and knowledge sharing can foster transformative feminist leadership in Zambia. Numerous women in politics and governance have played pivotal roles in advancing gender equality and influenced legal, social, and political reforms. […]

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Feminist transformative leadership for health equity in the Asia Pacific region

18/09/2025

21 pages long

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Feminist transformative leadership for health equity in the Asia Pacific region

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Gender equality is central to achieving health and well-being for all. Despite global commitments, no country is on track to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including goals on good health and gender equality. Polycrises and escalating anti-gender and anti-rights movements are further intensifying pressures on health systems, which are struggling to cope with resource […]

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When a movement moves within a movement: Black women’s feminist activism within trade unions

07/12/2021

15 pages long

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When a movement moves within a movement: Black women’s feminist activism within trade unions

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Trade unions exist to harness workers’ collective action as a means of challenging the dominant power structures that seek to exploit their labour. This article highlights the experiences of Black women trade unionists in different parts of the world who were motivated to join trade unions in order to defend workers’ rights and to advance […]

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Beyond Rhetoric: Feminist leadership for a transformative Women, Peace and Security agenda at 25- Case studies from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and South Sudan

Challenging the status quo: feminist leadership and political transformation in Brazil

Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region

Mentorship and inter-generational learning as catalysts for feminist leadership in Zambia

Feminist transformative leadership for health equity in the Asia Pacific region

When a movement moves within a movement: Black women’s feminist activism within trade unions