feminist foreign policy

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Dictionary meaning

an approach to foreign and development policy that places gender equality and the rights of women and girls at the centre of a state's international engagement, recognising that peace, security, and sustainable development cannot be achieved while half of humanity is excluded from power and subject to systematic discrimination; feminist foreign policy analyses how international relations, trade, aid, and security policies have gendered effects and works to reorient them toward advancing gender justice globally; Sweden adopted the world's first explicitly feminist foreign policy in 2014, subsequently followed by Canada, France, Mexico, and others; it encompasses increasing women's participation in peace negotiations and conflict resolution, mainstreaming gender analysis in development assistance, and using diplomatic influence to challenge gender-discriminatory practices in partner countries