Abigail Ruane
Inclusive peace & security advocate and organizer. Working to create sustainable personal, political, & international balance, one day at a time. (she/her)
- “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.”
- “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. Follow ▶️ ow.ly/HF2U50Vgtgm
- 30 years ago, the world recognized that "women's rights are human rights." On #InternationalWomensDay today, I am grateful to the bold & brilliant feminists worldwide working to make a better world for all of us. Each of us can do our part to stand together for kindness, equality, & justice for all.
- New IPU report finds #women in #parliament has risen from 11.3% in 1995 to 27.2% in 2025, but progress stalled in 2024. IPU President, Tulia Ackson says, “True progress in women's political #representation requires political will, intentional steps and a long-term commitment." #CSW69 #Beijing30
- Over the last three decades, the fight for #genderequality has intensified. Ahead of #IWD2025, the #IPU reviews the last thirty years of women's representation in parliaments worldwide in a new report. Access our new report, Women in parliament 1995-2025, 30 years in review. ipu.org/WIP30yrs
- Fair electoral systems, #quotas, and measures addressing violence against women are key to making the difference. #VAW #participation #CSW69 #Beijing30
- Next week thousands of #women from around the world will commemorate 30 years since the (1995) #Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action recognized that “women’s rights are #humanrights”. Three decades later, this remains a critical recognition and call to action. #CSW69 #FeministsWantSystemChange
- Check out the list of #CSW69 official side events here: www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw69...
- With chapters from queer refugees to queering environmental protections— this looks like a fascinating read! @senthorun.bsky.social #LGBTQ #SOGI #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #Gendersky #QueeringWPS #QueeringPeace
- Landmark UN ICCPR Human Rights Committee ruling recognizes that denying an abortion to a child is an imposition of pregnancy and forced motherhood, and calls for individual reparations for survivors as well as reform of laws and systems. #BansOffOurBodies #womensrights #humanrights
- What loss! @slweldon.bsky.social & @malahtun.bsky.social ‘s article “ #Feminist mobilisation & progressive policy change: why governments take action to combat #VAW” has been a go-to for advancing #women’s #participation & #rights at the #UN. #WPS #UNSCR1325 malahtun.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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- “These models indicate there are stable post-growth pathways that can allow high-income countries to achieve both social and environmental objectives.”
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- Nations are already collaborating post-growth policies - for example: the Wellbeing Economy Governments partnership (Scotland, Iceland, New Zealand, Wales, Finland, and Canada) and Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Such research asks: can #wellbeing be achieved at lower levels of resource use than in high-income countries today? Would this allow humanity to stay within planetary boundaries?
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- Have you tried looking here? peacemaker.un.org/en/areas-of-...
- Research on Korean men found the belief that men are primary targets of #gender #discrimination showed no link with economic hardship but strong link with perceived #status decline. Change is hard. But losing #privilege is not losing #rights. We are all better off with #humanrights for all.
- Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/ www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
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- @ejpgjournal.bsky.social important topic. Can you make this public?
- “ ‘War is hell’, Enloe insists, but it is a gendered hell…& if #war is gendered, so it the aftermath” Why it is critical to make #women’s participation & #rights central to create change & advance sustainable #peace #UNSCR1325 #WomenPeaceSecurity @ucpress.bsky.social @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
- Fascinating. “we need to carve out space in our discourse, work, & lives for imagination as a battlefield battle” This requires overcoming the “tyranny of dominant #imaginaries” & “cultivating forms of imagination that foster #collective well-being for people & #planet” #FeministsWantSystemChange
- Great to see that the #ICC draft environmental crimes policy includes #intersectionality as a key principle as well as #inclusive consultations. Addressing #womensrights is key aspect of promoting #accountability on environmental crimes, including in extractive industries @ceobs.org
- “one observer said that #genderequality and #humanrights are being used as levers in negotiations in all COPs regarding money and subsidized tech transfer, so #womensrights become last-minute pawns in exchange for much-needed resources” #ClimateJustice #gender #UNSCR1325 #GenderSky
- Gisèle Pelicot’s call that shame must change sides in rape cases must be heeded legally and culturally across the world www.lemonde.fr/en/police-an...
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- Overcoming entrenched discrimination requires making #gender #equality part of our DNA. The majority of US voters support Biden to #AffirmTheERA #ERANow #GenderSky See also: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...
- #WomenPeaceSecurity #WPS #UNSCR1325 #gender #GenderSky #ConflictSky See also #WPS “shared commitments” here: www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65...
- Since: “Risk = Threat x Vulnerability / Capacity (to counteract risks)” Context specific prevention strategies- not general risk mitigation -are needed to effectively prevent & mitigate #SGBV threats. Useful framework @mpollard.bsky.social @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social #16Days #NoExcuse #Gendersky
- A new blog on measuring sexual- & gender-based violence prevention in conflict settings, by my @icrc.org colleague Zuleyka Piniella, together with Jessica Lenz from InterAction. For more ICRC blogs follow @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social ! #IHL #SGBV
- #Women and #feminist #movements are often at the forefront of mobilizing for #ClimateJustice. #Climate change is also a risk multiplier including on gender inequality and #conflict. Useful thread for those following this issue by @duycks.bsky.social on #ICJ hearings on #ClimateJustice this week.
- Interesting historical reflection on feminist approaches to int’l politics. Highlights dangers of #pinkwashing & need for #collective action to shift #power by abolishing discriminatory laws /social norms & advancing priorities of #feminist #movements #UNSCR1325 #WPS #gendersky @boellus.bsky.social
- Great line-up. Important to include #women in all of their diversity in #peace and #security. #wps #womenpeacesecurity #UNSCR1325 #gendersky #conflictsky @jamiejhagen.bsky.social
- “the 2024 [US] election represented a plateau. Unless both parties commit to electing more #women to Congress and governorships, progress toward #genderparity in political #representation will remain slow and uneven.” #OpenTheDoors #WPS #TSMs #gendersky @meredithconroy.bsky.social
- “In an urban world where cities have been designed by & for men, what solutions might address entrenched economic #inequalities, fear & violence, & a lack of attention to #women ‘a specific needs?” Thoughtful reflection on #feminist #cities by @genderpolicyrpt.bsky.social #FeministsWantSystemChange
- Online harassment, #GBV, and smear tactics are substantive obstacles to women’s political #participation. However, too often we only have bandaid responses. This framework by @disinfo.eu on responding to #disinformation threats takes a usefully comprehensive approach #16Days #NoExcuse
- Thoughtful reflection on developments on the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty by @akilarad.bsky.social & @leilasadat1.bsky.social - they note the importance of transparency, equitable geographical representation, and #gender #parity despite challenges on this issue. #ConflictSky #WPS
- “ #PoliticalEconomy analysts are missing the elephant in the room: #patriarchy. … the voting gap is in fact due to #women having become significantly more #feminist, while men have become more patriarchal” #WPS #participation #misogyny #UNSCR1325 #gendersky #conflictsky
- It’s a marathon not a sprint. Looking forward to reading these insights on #women’s political #participation. @fiin.bsky.social #UNSCR1325 #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
- Why do autocracies advance #genderequality through international and national law, and do legal changes meaningfully challenge #patriarchy? Great questions from @sarahbush.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social #UNSCR1325 #WPS #womenpeacesecurity
- Hi #gendersky, there's a very motivated MA student here in Paris who's looking for academic perspectives on human trafficking. I did my best to answer from the sexual violence side, but she's hoping to get more about policy and politics. Any recommendations or contacts? Thanks!
- Melissa I.M.Torres: www.uh.edu/socialwork/n...
