Women’s Spotlight: A Cool Head Prevails
PassBlue is persevering in its coverage of women’s rights globally, especially as the second Trump administration strives to pull many basic rights to the ground. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the American president’s policies have directly and indirectly affected women’s well-being in a wide variety of ways through the United Nations. That includes trying to diminish women’s rights at the annual women’s conference in March and US diplomats insisting on stripping language on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in UN documents and throwing out related management practices.
For our occasional newsletter of stories on gender equality so far this year, the most popular is our report on Finland’s struggle to stem its rapidly declining birth rates. On politics, our story on Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, proves that a cool head is useful when dealing with certain male leaders. As always, we welcome your comments and ideas. — Dulcie Leimbach, editor
With her calm demeanor and academic background, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has quickly become one of the most talked-about political figures worldwide. Despite having no experience in foreign policy, over the past two months, she has impressed people inside her…
Activists and civil society groups considered the political declaration adopted recently at the Commission on the Status of Women gathering as a victory against strong opposition from the United States. However, women’s rights groups remain deeply concerned that despite 30…
One of the first things Latvian Minister of Justice Inese Libina-Egnere will tell you is that she is a lawyer and not a diplomat. For a journalist interviewing her, that is a sigh of relief. Indeed, in an interview at…
You can show it in a picture, or you can draw it in a graph, but the data remain the same. The number of women in leadership positions at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations remains a dismal statistic….
Syrian political networks and United Nations agencies are working to ensure that women play a strong role in the country’s new formation as the caretaker government moves toward a national dialogue and elections. Indeed, many Syrians are choosing careful optimism…
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently issued a groundbreaking ruling against Ecuador and Nicaragua, condemning both countries for violating the human rights of three girls who were forced into motherhood at age 13. For the first time in its…
Finland, once a model for reconciling the demands of work and family life, is grappling with a rapidly declining birth rate amid a growing desire by adults to remain child-free. Despite generous parental-leave policies, high-quality child care, free education and…
The practice of female genital mutilation is mostly associated with dozens of countries in Africa and the Mideast, but the reality is that millions of women and girls in some 94 countries are victimized by it every year. This includes…
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