
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.
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Core Group Members
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Julie Ballangarry |
Navanita Bhattacharya |
Anila Aftab Schroers |
Bridi Rice |
PhD CandidateSchool of Government and International RelationsGriffith University |
Director – Inclusion, Justice and TransformationTetra Tech International Development |
Strategic Lead Gender JusticeOxfam Australia |
Founder and CEODevelopment Intelligence Lab |
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Carla Wilshire, OAM |
Dr Elise Stephenson |
Jacqui True |
Joanna Pradela |
CEOMigration Council of Australia |
Research FellowGlobal Institute for Women’s LeadershipAustralian National University |
Director | Professor of International RelationsMonash University Gender, Peace and Security Centre |
Director, Knowledge Translation & Equality InsightsIWDA |
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Dr Christine Agius |
Leanne Smith |
Madeleine Flint |
Melissa Conley Tyler, FAIIA |
Associate Professor Politics & IRSwinburne University of Technology |
Executive DirectorAustralian Human Rights Commission |
Production ManagerDevelopment Intelligence Lab |
Program LeadAsia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) |
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Sally Moyle |
Sarah Boyd |
Sophie Hardefelt |
Professor Susan Harris Rimmer |
Honorary Associate ProfessorAustralian National University |
Founder and PrincipalThe Gender Agency |
Policy and Research ManagerActionAid Australia |
Co-convenorGriffith University Gender Equality Research Network |
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Liz Gill-Atkinson |
Dhanya Mani |
Jack Hayes |
Martina Ucnikova |
Research, Policy & Advocacy CoordinatorIWDA
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FounderKate’s List |
PhD CandidateThe Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University |
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James Blackwell |
Grant Wyeth |
Jacqueline Zwambila |
Dr Joyce Das |
Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy)The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Strategic Advisor Strategic PartnershipsIpas |
Executive Director and FounderGo Equal
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Alan Behm |
Hayley Cull |
Hemanshi Kumar |
Dr. Annabel Dulhunty |
Director, International and Security Affairs ProgramThe Australia Institute |
Deputy CEO, EngagementPlan International Australia |
Project Lead and AdvisorMissing Perspectives |
Academic and development practitioner
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Alice Ridge |
Renee Cremer |
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Senior Research, Policy & Advocacy AdvisorIWDA |
CEOYoung Australians in International Affairs |
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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.