Feminist Foreign Policy During a Global Backlash

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Thousands of people take to the streets of Barcelona, Spain, in a massive demonstration for International Women's Day, March 8, 2025. © 2025 Albert Llop/NurPhoto via Getty Images When governments convene this week in Paris for a conference on feminist foreign policy, there will be a lot to talk about. The French government’s description of the event laments that progress toward gender equality “is not being made fast enough.” That is an epic understatement.We are deep in a global backlash against women and girls’ rights. Reproductive rights are under attackaround…

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