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Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs @undppa.bsky.social · 13d

Join us at UNHQ on 28 October for a High-Level meeting on the Secretary-General’s Common Pledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes!

🎤 Hear from women leaders & adopters of the #CommonPledge
🌍 Drive action on #WPS & inclusive peace
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0jazWKYwXP

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Escola de Cultura de Pau @escolapau.bsky.social · Nov 26

📢New website section on 'gender, conflict and peacebuilding'
🗨️Resources on gender impacts of war, women participation in peace negotiations, case studies & much more
📗Publications
📊Infographics
🎧Podcasts
🔧Teaching resources
🔗https://escolapau.uab.cat/en/gender-conflict-peace/

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Chr. Michelsen Institute @cmi.no · Jan 23

📄New CMI reflection from Reem Abbas explores the stories of courageous women working for peace in Sudan’s conflict zones.

www.cmi.no/r/oziwm

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Gender #GenderEquality

Scared, but still trying: stories of women activists working for peace in conflict areas in Sudan

www.cmi.no

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tararaecarey.bsky.social @tararaecarey.bsky.social · Mar 12

New #Beijing30 report by
@equalitynow.bsky.social finds that while there have been some advances in strengthening legal rights for women & girls, over the last 5yrs there has been an “alarming rollback” on #WomensRights, LGBTQ+ protections, & democratic freedoms
#CSW69
www.jurist.org/news/2025/03...

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UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social · Mar 17

WG Vice-Chair Claudia Flores joined GQUAL at #CSW69 to discuss why women’s leadership and gender parity in decision-making spaces are urgent priorities that cannot wait.

📖Read reflections here: bit.ly/4i9xcRH

#WomensLeadership #Beijing30 #GenderEquality

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Global Alliance for Tax Justice @globaltaxjustice.org · Mar 18

TOMORROW!

📢 Join us for a look at how tax policies have continued to impact women’s economic justice in the 30 years since the Beijing Declaration.

⏰ 2pm CET | Wednesday the 19th
🗣️ English, Spanish, & French
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/GDOA2025-Beijing

#Beijing30 #CSW69 #MakeTaxesWorkForWomen

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Mar 18

Against the background of shrinking fiscal space for gender equality, Prof Diane Elson, former chair of WBG, delivered another powerful intervention at #CSW69 at the UN. She emphasised the need for progressive tax reforms, incl a wealth tax & stressed the importance of gender-responsive budgeting.

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Visualising War and Peace @viswarpeace.bsky.social · Mar 18

New podcast coming out this week, introducing the Ancient Peace Studies Network! www.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis...

Introducing the Ancient Peace Studies Network - Visualising War and Peace

temp text: In this episode of the Visualising War and Peace podcast, guest-host Zofia Guertin speaks with Dr. Alice König about her work expanding the Visualising War project to include peace stu...

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨We are so excited to announce that we are hosting the PSA Women & Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference here in 📍Southampton! The conference, Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century, will be held from 📅 17 to 18 June! More details are in the CFP linked below.

PSA Women and Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social · Mar 14

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨

Join us for our 2025 Annual Conference hosted by @gain-centre.bsky.social

📅 17-18 June 2025
📍 Southampton
💡 Theme: Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century

Submit abstracts by Friday 11 April. Full details: tinyurl.com/ycyusm2v

#polisky #gendersky

Call for Papers: Women & Politics Annual Conference

Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century PSA Women and Politics Conference, June 17th/18th 2025 Hosted by the Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre at the University of Southamp…

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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Mar 17

🔥⚖️🌐NOW: historic moment for #ClimateJustice ongoing in #SaulvsRWE in Hamm 🇩🇪
📢this case could set a groundbreaking #ClimateLitigation legal precedent to hold polluters accountable for climate harms
🐦📝I will be reporting live on this platform, with facts & background 👇

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Abigail Ruane @fembodiedchange.bsky.social · Mar 17

“Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt payments than on health or education, including three billion in middle-income countries.”

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · Mar 17

“Debt management is about time – drawing resources from future selves to meet urgencies for today.” – UNCTAD chief Rebeca Grynspan.

At the 14th International Debt Management Conference, global leaders discuss why responsible debt management matters now more than ever.

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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · Mar 15

The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
@us.theconversation.com
Julia Standefer
L. Alison Phillips

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The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

Two social psychologists explain the ways unconscious biases influence how people think and can fuel discrimination against transgender people and other minority groups.

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SCWIST @scwist.ca · Mar 14

Today, we're celebrating #PiDay! π (pi) is one of math’s many wonders. To join us, slice off a piece of your favourite pie and join us as we meet four women in math whose groundbreaking work has unlocked some of the world’s greatest mysteries.

🥧 scwist.ca/pi-day-celeb...

Graphic for Pi Day featuring the text 'PI DAY' at the top, with three pies below having one slice each pointed out. Below the pies, the text reads 'March 14th (3/14) commemorates the irrational, transcendent, and never-ending ratio that helps describe circles of all sizes.' The background is yellow.

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Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social · Mar 12

As a reminder, we'll be having a book launch in London on the evening of Wednesday 26 March.

Please join us and share with your networks!

Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social · Feb 22

Queer conflict research: new approaches to the study of political violence book launch

Wednesday 26 March 2025 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Hosted by the Department of International Relations @lseir.bsky.social

Join us!

www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Queer conflict research: new approaches to the study of political violence

6.30pm Wednesday 26 March 2025 | Queer conflict research: new approaches to the study of political violence | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Center for Economic and Social Rights @cesr.bsky.social · Feb 28

After decades of work by CESR & allies, the UN's #CESCR has issued a landmark statement recognizing taxation as key to human rights. It sets a new global standard: states must combat inequalities & uphold rights through just fiscal policies 🌎

Read more ⤵️

UN CESCR issues historic statement on tax and human rights

After CESR and allies urged the Committee to champion tax justice as a human rights imperative, the UN entity explained in detail the importance of fair and inclusive taxation for the realization of…

www.cesr.org

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Center for Economic and Social Rights @cesr.bsky.social · Mar 10

We join the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights highlighting the role of taxation in promoting equality, rights, and protection for all women and girls.

Read the blog post by @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social & Martha Hungwe ⤵️

#ProgressiveTax4Care

Global Alliance for Tax Justice @globaltaxjustice.org · Mar 10

📢 The rich and multinational corporations must pay their fair share to fund the social organisation of care!

🗞️ Read @cesr.bsky.social’s blog exploring demand 1 of the #ProgressiveTax4Care campaign: bit.ly/4iCrZRY

Image of a red background with the outline of a woman. The text reads "Campaign demands 1. Progressive taxation for a gender-transformative social organisation of care. Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights 2025."

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Global Alliance for Tax Justice @globaltaxjustice.org · Mar 10

⚡️ Are you taking part in the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights campaign?

Join in the call for #ProgressiveTax4Care! bit.ly/GDOAevents

🧵A preview of a few of the upcoming events:

GDOA Tax Justice for Women's Rights 2025: Campaign Programme - Global Tax Justice

Check out the activities taking place from the 7th to the 21st of March for the Global Days of Action!

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Liz Nelson @liznelson13.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our work has only just begun to ensure that the UN tax negotiations result in a better tax policy that aligns with UN human rights conventions and previous human rights commitments that States have made, including commitments to furthering women’s rights.
globaltaxjustice.org/news/incorpo...

Incorporate Gender-Transformative Provisions into the UN Tax Convention - Global Tax Justice

Without clear and targeted gender-responsive considerations, though, gender blind tax policies will fail to address structural inequalities in the organisation of care work and undermine progress towa...

globaltaxjustice.org

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Center for Economic and Social Rights @cesr.bsky.social · Mar 12

"We are demanding a just distribution which requires a redistribution of the responsibilies across care actors: Within families, within communities, and between the private sector & the state" Daniel Bertossa @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

#TheHumanRightToCare

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Center for Economic and Social Rights @cesr.bsky.social · Mar 12

"States must abolish regressive tax policies & must implement gender responsiveness by ensuring that gender-specific goods and services have zero value-added tax " @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social

#TheHumanRightToCare #CSW69 @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

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Mama Cash @mamacashfund.bsky.social · Mar 12

…The data is clear that this happened because of women’s movements, making that kind of change, and doing it with 1% of ODA. Can we imagine what kind of world we would have if women got more of this money?” - Happy Mwende Kinyili #CSW69

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Devex @devex.com · Mar 12

Gender disparities in STEM and ICT persist, with women making up just 35% of enrollments globally. Devex explores strides by Chile to increase the number of women entering these fields.

How to eliminate gender disparities in STEM and ICT

www.devex.com

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Mar 12

MONDAY: Space is still available for our #CSW69 event on gender justice and the crimes against humanity treaty!

Join leading experts and activists for a discussion on the treaty effort's historic potential to advance justice for gender-based crimes.

Register: bit.ly/GenderCAHtre...

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Achim Steiner @achimsteiner.bsky.social · Mar 11

As #CSW69 kicks off today, we stand united in safeguarding equal rights.

UNDP reaffirms its commitment to deliver on the #Beijing30 promise #ForAllWomenAndGirls.

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UN Land and Drought @unccd.bsky.social · Mar 11

Women's secure rights to land are the missing link to building resilient communities, reducing poverty, and effectively addressing the climate crisis.

As global leaders gather at #CSW69 to accelerate gender equality, we must stand up for #HerLand.

69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women | UN Women – Headquarters

The 69th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women’s rights. The UN’s largest annual…

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