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Abigail Ruane
@fembodiedchange.bsky.social
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Inclusive peace & security advocate and organizer. Working to create sustainable personal, political, & international balance, one day at a time. (she/her)
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undppa.bsky.social
Join us at UNHQ on 28 October for a High-Level meeting on the Secretary-General’s Common Pledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes!

🎤 Hear from women leaders & adopters of the #CommonPledge
🌍 Drive action on #WPS & inclusive peace
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0jazWKYwXP
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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escolapau.bsky.social
📢New website section on 'gender, conflict and peacebuilding'
🗨️Resources on gender impacts of war, women participation in peace negotiations, case studies & much more
📗Publications
📊Infographics
🎧Podcasts
🔧Teaching resources
🔗https://escolapau.uab.cat/en/gender-conflict-peace/
November 26, 2024 at 8:16 AM
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cmi.no
📄New CMI reflection from Reem Abbas explores the stories of courageous women working for peace in Sudan’s conflict zones.

www.cmi.no/r/oziwm

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Gender #GenderEquality
Scared, but still trying: stories of women activists working for peace in conflict areas in Sudan
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January 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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New #Beijing30 report by
@equalitynow.bsky.social finds that while there have been some advances in strengthening legal rights for women & girls, over the last 5yrs there has been an “alarming rollback” on #WomensRights, LGBTQ+ protections, & democratic freedoms
#CSW69
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March 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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unwgdawg.bsky.social
WG Vice-Chair Claudia Flores joined GQUAL at #CSW69 to discuss why women’s leadership and gender parity in decision-making spaces are urgent priorities that cannot wait.

📖Read reflections here: bit.ly/4i9xcRH

#WomensLeadership #Beijing30 #GenderEquality
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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globaltaxjustice.org
TOMORROW!

📢 Join us for a look at how tax policies have continued to impact women’s economic justice in the 30 years since the Beijing Declaration.

⏰ 2pm CET | Wednesday the 19th
🗣️ English, Spanish, & French
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/GDOA2025-Beijing

#Beijing30 #CSW69 #MakeTaxesWorkForWomen
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March 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social
Against the background of shrinking fiscal space for gender equality, Prof Diane Elson, former chair of WBG, delivered another powerful intervention at #CSW69 at the UN. She emphasised the need for progressive tax reforms, incl a wealth tax & stressed the importance of gender-responsive budgeting.
March 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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viswarpeace.bsky.social
New podcast coming out this week, introducing the Ancient Peace Studies Network! www.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis...
Introducing the Ancient Peace Studies Network - Visualising War and Peace
temp text: In this episode of the Visualising War and Peace podcast, guest-host Zofia Guertin speaks with Dr. Alice König about her work expanding the Visualising War project to include peace stu...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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gain-centre.bsky.social
🚨We are so excited to announce that we are hosting the PSA Women & Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference here in 📍Southampton! The conference, Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century, will be held from 📅 17 to 18 June! More details are in the CFP linked below.
March 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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duycks.bsky.social
🔥⚖️🌐NOW: historic moment for #ClimateJustice ongoing in #SaulvsRWE in Hamm 🇩🇪
📢this case could set a groundbreaking #ClimateLitigation legal precedent to hold polluters accountable for climate harms
🐦📝I will be reporting live on this platform, with facts & background 👇
March 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
fembodiedchange.bsky.social
“Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt payments than on health or education, including three billion in middle-income countries.”
unctad.bsky.social UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · Mar 17
“Debt management is about time – drawing resources from future selves to meet urgencies for today.” – UNCTAD chief Rebeca Grynspan.

At the 14th International Debt Management Conference, global leaders discuss why responsible debt management matters now more than ever.

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March 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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victorasal.bsky.social
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
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Julia Standefer
L. Alison Phillips

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The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
Two social psychologists explain the ways unconscious biases influence how people think and can fuel discrimination against transgender people and other minority groups.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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scwist.ca
Today, we're celebrating #PiDay! π (pi) is one of math’s many wonders. To join us, slice off a piece of your favourite pie and join us as we meet four women in math whose groundbreaking work has unlocked some of the world’s greatest mysteries.

🥧 scwist.ca/pi-day-celeb...
Graphic for Pi Day featuring the text 'PI DAY' at the top, with three pies below having one slice each pointed out. Below the pies, the text reads 'March 14th (3/14) commemorates the irrational, transcendent, and never-ending ratio that helps describe circles of all sizes.' The background is yellow.
March 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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jamiejhagen.bsky.social
As a reminder, we'll be having a book launch in London on the evening of Wednesday 26 March.

Please join us and share with your networks!
March 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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cesr.bsky.social
After decades of work by CESR & allies, the UN's #CESCR has issued a landmark statement recognizing taxation as key to human rights. It sets a new global standard: states must combat inequalities & uphold rights through just fiscal policies 🌎

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UN CESCR issues historic statement on tax and human rights
After CESR and allies urged the Committee to champion tax justice as a human rights imperative, the UN entity explained in detail the importance of fair and inclusive taxation for the realization of…
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February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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cesr.bsky.social
We join the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights highlighting the role of taxation in promoting equality, rights, and protection for all women and girls.

Read the blog post by @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social & Martha Hungwe ⤵️

#ProgressiveTax4Care
globaltaxjustice.org Global Alliance for Tax Justice @globaltaxjustice.org · Mar 10
📢 The rich and multinational corporations must pay their fair share to fund the social organisation of care!

🗞️ Read @cesr.bsky.social’s blog exploring demand 1 of the #ProgressiveTax4Care campaign: bit.ly/4iCrZRY
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March 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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globaltaxjustice.org
⚡️ Are you taking part in the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights campaign?

Join in the call for #ProgressiveTax4Care! bit.ly/GDOAevents

🧵A preview of a few of the upcoming events:
GDOA Tax Justice for Women's Rights 2025: Campaign Programme - Global Tax Justice
Check out the activities taking place from the 7th to the 21st of March for the Global Days of Action!
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March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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liznelson13.bsky.social
Our work has only just begun to ensure that the UN tax negotiations result in a better tax policy that aligns with UN human rights conventions and previous human rights commitments that States have made, including commitments to furthering women’s rights.
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Incorporate Gender-Transformative Provisions into the UN Tax Convention - Global Tax Justice
Without clear and targeted gender-responsive considerations, though, gender blind tax policies will fail to address structural inequalities in the organisation of care work and undermine progress towa...
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March 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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cesr.bsky.social
"We are demanding a just distribution which requires a redistribution of the responsibilies across care actors: Within families, within communities, and between the private sector & the state" Daniel Bertossa @psiglobalunion.bsky.social

#TheHumanRightToCare
March 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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cesr.bsky.social
"States must abolish regressive tax policies & must implement gender responsiveness by ensuring that gender-specific goods and services have zero value-added tax " @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social

#TheHumanRightToCare #CSW69 @psiglobalunion.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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mamacashfund.bsky.social
…The data is clear that this happened because of women’s movements, making that kind of change, and doing it with 1% of ODA. Can we imagine what kind of world we would have if women got more of this money?” - Happy Mwende Kinyili #CSW69
March 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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devex.com
Gender disparities in STEM and ICT persist, with women making up just 35% of enrollments globally. Devex explores strides by Chile to increase the number of women entering these fields.
How to eliminate gender disparities in STEM and ICT
How to eliminate gender disparities in STEM and ICT
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March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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globaljusticec.bsky.social
MONDAY: Space is still available for our #CSW69 event on gender justice and the crimes against humanity treaty!

Join leading experts and activists for a discussion on the treaty effort's historic potential to advance justice for gender-based crimes.

Register: bit.ly/GenderCAHtre...
March 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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achimsteiner.bsky.social
As #CSW69 kicks off today, we stand united in safeguarding equal rights.

UNDP reaffirms its commitment to deliver on the #Beijing30 promise #ForAllWomenAndGirls.
March 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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unccd.bsky.social
Women's secure rights to land are the missing link to building resilient communities, reducing poverty, and effectively addressing the climate crisis.

As global leaders gather at #CSW69 to accelerate gender equality, we must stand up for #HerLand.
69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women | UN Women – Headquarters
The 69th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), taking place from 10 to 21 March at the UN Headquarters in New York, is a milestone moment for women’s rights. The UN’s largest annual…
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March 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM