FEPS Newsletter 13 Oct 2023 – ♀️Feminist Foreign Policy in action!

Feminist Foreign Policy has gained significant ground in policy discourse over the past years, with many countries proclaiming a feminist approach to their external actions. But what exactly does a feminist foreign policy entail? Much more than a mere rhetorical gesture, this policy approach has demonstrated significant potential for reducing global inequalities.

Although several EU Member states have adopted it, the EU still needs a more ambitious approach to transform its foreign policy’s concept and practice substantially.

In a few days, in the context of the European Gender Equality Week, we will host a high-level full-day conference on the topic, and launch the Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective. Find out more about it here!

Join us to explore the necessity of FFP, its challenges and strengths, and the gender bias within connected issues such as trade policy with renowned experts such as Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Ann Linde, Former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs; Benedicta Lasi, Secretary General at Socialist International; Heléne Fritzon, MEP and Vice President of the S&D Group; Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, MEP S&D Group; Catherine West, MP and Shadow Foreign Minister for Asia and the Pacific, UK; Arancha González Layla, Former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs; and many others.

ℹ️ The event won’t be live-streamed, so register if you don’t want to miss it!
This event is featured in the EP Gender Equality Week agenda.

We will explore the transformative potential and identify existing challenges for a “European feminist policy”. The project aims to advance concrete policy recommendations and will build on a multistakeholder feminist foreign policy community, which will gather feminist policy experts. Read more.