Operationalizing a Feminist Foreign Policy: Recommendations for the US Government

Source: One Earth Future, Our Secure Future, 2019

Author(s): Stephenie Foster, Susan Markham, and Sahana Dharmapuri

Countries: United States

Topics: Assessment, Gender, Governance, Programming, Protection and Access to Justice

This document focuses on how to operationalize a new feminist foreign policy within the US context. First, it sets out the existing international and national legal and policy frameworks and the simple—and profound—principles for the policy that are both foundational and aspirational. It then makes a series of key points regarding the implementation of this policy within the context and structures of the US government. These points are informed by a growing feminist and gender-focused discourse in US foreign policy and national security among activists, academics, and advocates.