This briefing outlines the interconnection of health policy, peace, and development and provides an overview of existing inequalities in global health, the lasting effects of colonialism and imperialism, and the persisting influence of gender stereotypes on health outcomes. It aims to broaden the discussion of health within the Feminist Foreign Policy sphere beyond the focus…
read moreThe climate crisis is not only an issue of science and technology but also of fairness and justice. Those who contribute the least to the climate crisis are often the ones most impacted by it. It is impossible to fully understand its causes and impacts without taking gender into consideration.
read moreClimate change due to global warming represents one of the greatest challenges to humankind today. While industrialised countries and multinational corporations are largely responsible for the current climate crisis, the effects of climate change are felt most severely by people who contribute the least to the acceleration of global warming (communities in the global South…
read moreFor us at CFFP, the fundament of feminism is intersectionality. We are committed to constantly working on dismantling the oppressive structures that prevent racial justice, and being attentive to the power dynamics within our own structures and with external partners that reproduce the marginalisation of minority groups. This policy briefing provides a short introduction to…
read moreAs German elections swiftly approach, we understand that the political normalisation and continuing democratic legitimisation of racism are pressing issues. This briefing defines racism as a threat to Germany’s democratic principles, and offers political recommendations for intersectional feminism, including anti-racism strategies. For CFFP, tackling institutional racism is a pressing issue because feminist policies must be…
read moreAnti-feminist and anti-gender ideologies – and their basis in hostility and hatred towards women and LGBTQI* people are a crucial, yet overlooked element when analysing radicalisation and violent extremism. Anti-gender and anti-feminist ideologies strongly appeal to groups organised around exclusionary principles because they provide language and a framework for the defence of hierarchical structures in…
read moreAnti-gender campaigns and actors are much better funded than human rights and equality advocates. At the same time, key state services and civil society organisations are being actively defunded or structurally excluded from funding opportunities – EU funding, in particular, is practically inaccessible to grassroots feminist and LGBTQI* organising. In a global context of shrinking…
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