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No More Business as Usual: What HRC58 Tells Us About Multilateral Institutions

Beijing signified a hopeful moment in time for feminists, but in the current world of multiple crises and a shifting global order, to what extent are these multilateral institutions able to respond?

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CSW69: Despite a Precarious Context, All is Not Lost

As the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York City came to a close on March 21, 2025, feminists reflected on the impact of anti-rights actors on the outcomes of the session, in a context where gender justice goals seemed ready to be sacrificed.

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Feminist Transnational Solidarity: an Antidote to Ecocide

Discover with this e-zine the stories of feminists who are organizing during times of climate crisis to create alternatives rooted in care, equity and justice for all.

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Time for Action: Stop the anti-rights infiltration of the UN!

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Why feminists reject Big Tech

Feminists reject the premise that the inclusion of women as consumers of technology is a route to achieving economic empowerment.

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Report: Gender Impact Investing

Gender Impact Investing (GII) is now trending as a solution to gender inequality. Yet, as our report indicates, it is actually part of the problem.

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Key reports & resolutions at the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council

The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council takes place from 12th September 2022 - 7th October 2022, in Geneva.

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No More Business as Usual: What HRC58 Tells Us About Multilateral Institutions

CSW69: Despite a Precarious Context, All is Not Lost

Feminist Transnational Solidarity: an Antidote to Ecocide

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