Join the CPG on International Development to explore the Scottish Government’s new Feminist Approach to International Relations (FAIR).
In advance of International Women’s Day, we’ll discuss the Scottish Government’s new Feminist Approach to International Relations.
We’ll consider what this approach means for the global sustainable development sector, as well as the wider issues of trade, peace & security, and climate.
We’ll hear directly from the Scottish Government team that developed the approach, along with some reflections from feminists and iNGOs in the Global South.
Tasha Boardman-Treacy, Scottish Government International Division
Tasha is the Equalities Lead in the international development team, responsible for heading up the Scottish Government’s Feminist approach to International Development, including the SG’s approach to the equalisation of power and mainstreaming equalities within International Development work, and the International Development Equalities Programme.
Laura MacLaughlin, Scottish Government International Futures Division
Laura is the senior policy adviser leading on the commitment to take a Feminist Approach to International Relations, as part of the Strategic International Policy Team.
Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo, Young Feminists Network, Malawi
Ulemu Hannah Kanyongolo is a Malawian lawyer and feminist activist with experience in litigation, research, and women’s rights advocacy. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Malawi and recently completed an LLM in Human Rights at the University of Cape Town as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar. Ulemu is passionate about women’s rights and was the President of the Gender Justice Clinic at the University of Malawi from 2016 to 2018.
In 2018, Ulemu founded the Young Feminists Network, an organisation which advocates for gender equality, as well as legal and policy reform with respect to women’s rights. Ulemu is also Chairperson of the Southern Region Chapter of Malawi Women Human Rights Defenders and sits on several boards, including the Athena Network’s Young Women Governance Board.
Anupama Ranawana, Research Advisor, Christian Aid
Anupama Ranawana is a Research Advisor for Christian Aid. She has over ten years of research experience working with think tanks and international development organisations in the UK, Canada and South Asia in areas of gender justice, transitional justice, social cohesion, environmental justice and peace and security.
She holds advanced degrees in International Relations and Religious Studies. She is also a researcher at the University of St Andrews and teaches on justice and the environment for Durham’s Common Awards scheme.
Eva Peace Mukayiranga, Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and The Green Protector
An environmentalist and climate finance negotiator in the UNFCCC since 2018, Eva works to advance the needs and priorities of vulnerable countries in terms of climate finance and loss and damage within the international fora. She serves as the finance officer in the Green Protector, an NGO aiming to increase active youth participation in protecting the environment through climate action, climate education, and engagement in climate policy.
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