Who we are

The Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition (AFFPC), convened by IWDA, includes supporters of feminist foreign policy working across diplomacy, defence, security, women’s rights, international development and other related sectors.

What is Feminist Foreign Policy

12 countries have committed to feminist foreign policy: Sweden, France, Canada, Luxembourg, Mexico, Spain, Libya, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, Liberia and Colombia. While each country has its own approach, the AFFPC advocates for feminist foreign policy as a framework to understand and transform the global systems which uphold and perpetuate inequality – including patriarchy, colonialism, capitalism and others – in order to create a peaceful world where everyone can flourish.

Current State of Play

Australia’s current foreign policy framework aims to create a more “stable and prosperous” region, and identifies gender equality as a shared Australian value. However, Australia’s approach to foreign policy has traditionally treated gender equality as a secondary consideration. In 2022, the Australian Government made the important commitment to a First Nations foreign policy approach embedding Indigenous perspectives, experiences and interests into Australia’s foreign policy.

Our goal

Feminist foreign policy would place gender equality as the central goal of Australia’s foreign policy and be grounded in First Nations approaches and worldviews. It would be institutionalised across government and would be informed by, and accountable to, civil society, women’s rights organisations, and First Nations peoples from Australia, the Pacific and Asia.

Resources

Feminist Foreign Policy: An overview

Purple background with text that says Trajectories towards Feminist Foreign Policy

From seeds to roots: Trajectories towards feminist foreign policy

Feminist Foreign Policy: Key Principles & Accountability Mechanisms

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Submission on the new International Development Policy

AFFPC Issues Paper Series

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Peacebuilding and feminist foreign policy

Gender and Poverty as a Feminist Foreign Policy priority

The intersection of Human Rights and Feminist Foreign Policy

“That’s a bridge too far!” A Feminist Imperative for Infrastructure Investment

WPS in Afghanistan: Betrayal and Renewal

Furthering LGBTQI+ Inclusion and Rights through Feminist Foreign Policy

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A Feminist Approach to Australian Overseas Development Assistance?

INDIGENOUS FOREIGN POLICY: A NEW WAY FORWARD?

FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE DIPLOMACY

GENDERING THE INDO-PACIFIC DIALOGUE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA AND AUSTRALIA

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Core Group Members


Julie Ballangarry	Navanita Bhattacharya	Anila Aftab Schroers	Bridi Rice
PhD Candidate School of Government and International Relations Griffith University	Director – Inclusion, Justice and Transformation Tetra Tech International Development	Strategic Lead Gender Justice Oxfam Australia	Founder and CEO Development Intelligence Lab

Carla Wilshire, OAM	Dr Elise Stephenson	Jacqui True	Joanna Pradela
CEO Migration Council of Australia	Research Fellow Global Institute for Women’s Leadership Australian National University	Director \| Professor of International Relations Monash University Gender, Peace and Security Centre	Director, Knowledge Translation & Equality Insights IWDA

Dr Christine Agius	Leanne Smith	Madeleine Flint	Melissa Conley Tyler, FAIIA
Associate Professor Politics & IR Swinburne University of Technology	Executive Director Australian Human Rights Commission	Production Manager Development Intelligence Lab	Program Lead Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D)

Sally Moyle	Sarah Boyd	Sophie Hardefelt	Professor Susan Harris Rimmer
Honorary Associate Professor Australian National University	Founder and Principal The Gender Agency	Policy and Research Manager ActionAid Australia	Co-convenor Griffith University Gender Equality Research Network

Liz Gill-Atkinson	Dhanya Mani	Jack Hayes	Martina Ucnikova
Research, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator IWDA	Founder Kate’s List	PhD Candidate The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University	She Runs

James Blackwell	Grant Wyeth	Jacqueline Zwambila	Dr Joyce Das
Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy) The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University	Writer, Contributing Author The Diplomat	Strategic Advisor Strategic Partnerships Ipas	Executive Director and Founder Go Equal

Alan Behm	Hayley Cull	Hemanshi Kumar	Dr. Annabel Dulhunty
Director, International and Security Affairs Program The Australia Institute	Deputy CEO, Engagement Plan International Australia	Project Lead and Advisor Missing Perspectives	Academic and development practitioner

Alice Ridge	Renee Cremer
Senior Research, Policy & Advocacy Advisor IWDA	CEO Young Australians in International Affairs

Endorsement indicates support for the broad objectives of the Coalition, but should not be taken to indicate support for every statement or position taken by IWDA or the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.

Organisational Members