Foreign policies are adopting gender goals, but slowly

Significance

This trend is paralleled by an increase in other types of gender equality policies being promoted in the development, diplomatic, security and trade sectors in numerous other countries.

Impacts

• Smaller countries will promote feminist foreign policies to gain traction in multilateral institutions.
• Leadership on global gender equality issues will come from both advanced and developing countries.
• Accountability and impact measurement tools will develop as the pandemic squeezes aid budgets.