Women and Leadership in the International Political Arena
Book Project/In Progress
Focusing on women and leadership from an international perspective and in the context of global gender studies, this volume explores how women act and interact as leaders in different political and cultural contexts as well as in international arenas, such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the International Criminal Court.
In particular, it compares structural challenges of women’s continued underrepresentation in international organizations and global governance as well as women’s conceptualizations of leadership alongside their pathways to power.
Dr. Fatou Bensouda, former Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
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Women in Diplomacy
LSE Foreign Policy Think Tank IDEAS!
Principal Investigator: Karen E. Smith, LSE
Project Coordinator: Marta Kozielska, LSE
Women are still underrepresented in diplomacy, foreign policy, and public policy, particularly in senior positions. This is despite a proliferation of networks advocating for women across sectors, purported support by numerous governments for increasing women’s representation in negotiations, and research illustrating the benefits of including women in negotiations.
This project at LSE IDEAS was set up to help address this issue, understand what obstacles remain, and how they can be overcome. The project hopes to create better access to and accelerate women’s representation in international organizations, share knowledge and tools to effectively do so, and support structural change.
As part of this project, LSE IDEAS has launched a podcast series that brings together researchers, practitioners, and women leaders of diplomacy and international organizations, to explore how policy-making processes can produce more gender-sensitive policy outcomes.
Henriette Müller has recently interviewed the first female Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Her Excellency Dr. Fatou Bensouda. The podcast featuring the interview with Dr. Bensouda, as well as other episodes of this series, are available here.