Is Feminist Foreign Policy driving progress for women's representation in diplomacy?

This paper examines whether the growing adoption of feminist foreign policies (FFPs) is translating into greater representation of women in senior diplomatic roles and international decision-making. It will assess the extent to which FFPs prioritise women’s representation, how women are involved in their development and implementation, and whether these policies are producing meaningful change within foreign ministries and international organisations.

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About the author

Caroline Greenis an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of International Relations at LSE and supports the LSE IDEAS project on Women in Development. Her research focuses on the intersection of colonialism and women’s rights at the international level. Caroline has a decade of experience as a research and advocacy specialist working on feminism and international frameworks for NGOs and international institutions

Marta Kozielskamanages the Women in Diplomacy Project at LSE IDEAS. She is currently a Public Policy Consultant and has previously worked across think tanks, consultancy and non-governmental organisations, where she developed her expertise in international strategy, public policy, advocacy and strategic communications. Marta previously studied at the LSE and University of California, Berkeley.

Professor Karen E. Smithis the Director of the LSE IDEAS project on Women in Diplomacy. She is a professor of International Relations at the LSE. Her main area of research is the ‘international relations of the European Union’, and she has written extensively on the formulation and implementation of common EU foreign policies. For over a decade she has also analysed EU-UN relations and the role of other political and regional groups in UN diplomacy. She is now working on projects on women in foreign policy-making and diplomacy, and on the role of that emotions play in EU foreign policy-making.