Media and public outreach
Press, articles and public activities.
Blog Posts and Podcasts
Interview for Humanities Matter by Brill, podcast, 16 June 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people indoors and has moved even important businesses and interactions online. Diplomatic interactions are no exception. In the second episode of the themed series Across the Rainbow, Ann Towns and Katarzyna Jezierska speak on Diplomacy, Gender and Covid-19.
Listen to the episode "Gender and Diplomacy in the Time of COVID-19"
Press releases
The Male Dominance in Diplomacy is Changing
The number of female diplomats in the world has increased in the last 20 years, although the most prestigious positions remain heavily male dominated. However, even this imbalance is changing, according to new research from the University of Gothenburg. From October 11, 2017.
Read the press release here: The Male Dominance in Diplomacy is Changing
Articles
Feministisk utrikespolitik har visst gett resultat
När den nya regeringen drog tillbaka den feministiska utrikespolitiken cirkulerade motstridiga och ofta felaktiga påståenden om vad den innebär. Både kritikerna och förespråkarna har fel. Det var inte bara "plakatpolitik" - och den kommer heller inte skrotas nu i sin helhet.
Länk till artikeln här: ”Feministisk utrikespolitik har visst gett resultat”
Margot Wallström: Feministisk udenrigspolitik kan ikke bremses
I 2014 blev den såkaldt feministiske udenrigspolitik født i Sverige og gjorde landet verdenskendt som ligestillingens pionér. Nu har den nye regering lagt den i graven. Sverige vil miste sin førerposition, men ideen lever videre, siger Margot Wallström.
Läs artikeln här: Margot Wallström: Feministisk udenrigspolitik kan ikke bremses
”Varumärket” Sverige innehåller mest jämställdhet i Norden
Trots att jämställdhet mellan könen är viktigt i alla de nordiska länderna betonas det i olika stor utsträckning på ländernas officiella webbplatser, visar en jämförande studie. Jämförelsen visar också att de nordiska länderna helst använder sina egna ”varumärken” för att marknadsföra sig och inte ett gemensamt ”nordiskt” som Nordiska ministerrådet förordar.
Läs artikeln här: ”Varumärket” Sverige innehåller mest jämställdhet i Norden
Forskning om kvinnor i diplomatin bryter ny mark
Länge var kvinnor utestängda från diplomatins värld. Men en tydlig förändring är på väg. I dag utgör kvinnor omkring en femtedel av världens ambassadörer. Som Wallenberg Academy Fellow har Ann Towns byggt upp nydanande forskning om de utmaningar som dessa kvinnor ställs inför och diplomatins förändringar.
Läs artikeln här: Forskning om kvinnor i diplomatin bryter ny mark
Female Diplomats Clash with Male Norms
The diplomatic world was long populated entirely by men. Now more and more women are being appointed ambassadors. What gender norms govern diplomacy, and how does this affect female diplomats? These are issues that Ann Towns, a Wallenberg Academy Fellow at the University of Gothenburg, wants to explore. From 2014.
Read the article here: Female Diplomats Clash with Male Norms
Other public activities
Revisiting Feminist Foreign Policy: Exploring Sweden’s Journey and the Power of the ‚F‘-Word
Online event organized by Polis180. The online event had the aim to critically examine the concept of feminist foreign policy, with a specific focus on Sweden’s experience, in order to explore the meaning and significance of the „F“-word. The event was held on the 25th of October 2023.
Read more about the event here Revisiting Feminist Foreign Policy: Exploring Sweden’s Journey and the Power of the ‚F‘-Word.
Implementing a Feminist Foreign Policy: Lessons from Sweden
Webinar organized by the Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA). The webinar was about the EBA report More Than a Label, Less Than a Revolution: Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy, exploring the bilateral implementation of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy. The webinar was held on the 15th of November 2023.
Towards a feminist foreign policy - contributions from feminist theories of international relations
Panel talk organized by the Directorate of Women and Gender Affairs of the Argentine Foreign Ministry, with the sponsorship of the Institute of the Foreign Service of the Nation and the sponsorship of the National University of Cuyo and the Federal Council for International Studies (CoFEI). 2021-10-19.
Towards a peaceful global order and gender justice in diplomacy
Invited public talk for the 350-year Symposium at Lund University, March 7 2017.
Panelist, ”Feministisk diplomati och utrikespolitik?” Almedalen, 2015-07-03.
Read more here: Towards a peaceful global order and gender justice in diplomacy