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Womanhood & International RelationsSpecial Announcement: Feminist (Self) World JournalToday we launched a new crowdfunding campaign for our first #podcast journal!
The Feminist (Self) World journal is a fun, creative and experiential tool for anyone eager to explore Identity, Power and Relationships with Others, the State and the World through different feminists lenses.
Our campaign goal is to help people around the globe rethink the patriarchal system and yes, even rethink feminism(s) too.
This companion was created by Natalia Bonilla, producer of the Womanhood & International Relations podcast, to provide clarity amongst all the confusion, chaos (and possible loneliness) of deconstructing, researching...2021-09-2525 minWomanhood & International Relations102. The Matrix Trilogy - What Can We Learn From It?Are we creating a feminist world alternate from the mainstream reality? Are we breaking free from the Matrix or still playing part of it?
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Mark Passio - The Matrix Trilogy Decoded
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2021-09-1449 minWomanhood & International Relations101. Feminist Foreign Policy: Conversations North & SouthWhy feminist foreign policy models are creating so much controversy? How "feminist" are they or do we want them to be? What has been the COVID-19 impact to these models? What are the main topics of debates on the definitions, implementations and efficacy around the globe?
Here we share a new audio webinar in the English language, a summary of the September 9th Spanish-language webinar Política Exterior Feminista: Conversaciones del Norte y Sur Global.
Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir, subscribe to our newsletter here and consider supporting via Pat...2021-09-1053 minWomanhood & International Relations100. Thank You: Our 2nd Year Review & CelebrationWe celebrated today on our Instagram account @womanhood_ir but here we share some of the highlights of these 2 years and our upcoming projects for the next one.
We thank you so much for your support and encouragement to this podcast and invite you to share your feedback on your favorite episodes and ways we can improve our content in this short survey here: https://tinyurl.com/nbm8z35s
All the best wishes and thank you for all the love 💕2021-09-0421 minWomanhood & International Relations99. Karak Denyok on Farming Schools & Women Empowerment in South Sudan & East AfricaHow the long lasting civil war and consequent conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan impacted the lives of women and girls? How development and IDP’s reintegration programs since the 1990s helped or missed areas of opportunity like agriculture to foster gender equality and women empowerment? With an estimated of 8.3 million people facing rising food insecurity in South Sudan, how are farming schools, education and technological skills providing hope to communities and younger generations?
An interview with Karak Denyok, child survivor of war in Sudan and founder and president of the Diar Foundation, formerly known as Diar fo...2021-08-3154 minWomanhood & International Relations98. Elaine Brière on How & Why Colonial Powers Want to Control HaitiAre Canada, France and US governments "punishing" Haiti? Since the 2004 Haitian coup d'état and foreign military intervention that took Aristide from power, what can we learn from the long history of colonial influence in the world's first black-led republic and first independent Caribbean state? With the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse this July 2021 and the calls for political stability, is Haiti still “under control” by foreign powers? If so, why?
An interview with Elaine Brière, Canadian photojournalist, anti-colonial activist and film director of Haiti Betrayed. Brière’s first documentary and book was on East Timor’...2021-08-3154 min
Womanhood & International RelationsAn Invitation to the 2021 International Day of Peace Virtual Film FestivalLeading up to Peace Day on September 21, our podcast has become a media sponsor to World Beyond War's upcoming virtual film festival, an event seeking to expose the impact of militarism around the world and the power of nonviolence.
The festival will span 3 weekends — Saturday, September 4, September 11, and September 18 — covering a multitude of themes, from colonial violence in Canada and military base pollution in Washington State, to a coup d’état in Haiti and nonviolent peacekeeping in Bougainville.
September 4 @ 3:00pm Eastern Time: INVASION & PLANE TRUTHS + Q&A with JEN WICKHAM, PLANE TRUTHS filmmaker MARK DWORKIN, and ANNE HARV...2021-08-2407 minWomanhood & International Relations97. Feminist Foreign Policy in IndiaWhat are the external and internal factors influencing the advocacy for a Feminist Foreign Policy model in India? How are gender and postcolonial perspectives on the history of the state affecting the implementation of international assistance programs and domestic politics quotas?
A commentary on the latest Kubernein Initiative 2021 report "Understanding the Feminist Foreign Policy: A view from India" and several other conversations on how to implement this model on the country.
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R...2021-08-2443 minWomanhood & International Relations96. Danielle Keiser on COVID-19's Impact on Menstrual Health EducationHow has the COVID-19 global pandemic changed menstrual health education and hygiene efforts? What are the new trends in regards to human and women's rights defense, period poverty eradication, vaccines and sustainability? How can we start seeing the SDG's in an interconnected way instead of relating menstruation only to Gender Equality (5) or only Clean Water and Sanitation (6)? In which ways can a company's organizational culture can thrive by honoring their team's menstrual cycles?
An interview with Danielle Keiser, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of social enterprise Madami, also known as the Menstrual Health Hub.
Join us in...2021-08-1951 minWomanhood & International Relations95. José R. Rivera-González on US Withdrawal from AfghanistanWhich series of events led to US final (and controversial) withdrawal from Afghanistan? Why there is so much fear of the Taliban "taking over" and ruling the territory? How foreign invasions and influence from British/USSR to US and China shaped the nation-building process in Afghanistan? Could there be "legitimate" non-Western systems of governance? Will there be a new humanitarian crisis or Afghan civil war? Has the international community "failed" the Afghan people, particularly women and girls? What will happen now?
An interview with Jose R. Rivera-Gonzalez, lecturer of International Studies and US Foreign Policy at the...2021-08-1759 minWomanhood & International Relations94. IPCC's 2021 Report - A Commentary on Media, Humans & Earth's FutureWhy is the latest UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report causing so much alarm? In preparation for the COP26, what are the key findings of this document and how are we as people, researchers, influencers and communicators reacting or responding to it?
A commentary on gender, international media and human-earth relations.
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From resistance to change structures and career paths in the IR world to how we relate to one another at a personal and business level, a reflection of how to say "yes" to yourself in a flood of rejections.
A conversation on the good, the...2021-08-0655 minWomanhood & International Relations92. How-To Speak With Professors About Feminist Theory in IROne of the most common questions I've received in the past two years is "How-to speak with professors about feminist theory in IR?" Today I share with you three tips to start a conversation.
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Anarchy is what States Make of it: Th...2021-08-0329 minWomanhood & International Relations91. Dr. Paul Slovic & Dr. Scott Slovic on the Science Behind the Limits of CompassionWhy is it that, as the number of people suffering increases, the less we seem to care? How psychic numbing is affecting the way we relate and act upon injustices domestically or internationally? Are we valuing human life in a consistent way? What's the role of media and social media platforms in this post-truth era regarding our empathy towards the pain of Others?
An interview with Dr. Paul Slovic & Dr. Scott Slovic, co-editors of the Arithmetic of Compassion and co-editors of the book Numbers and Nerves, on how our brains work and how we measure and value ou...2021-07-271h 06Womanhood & International Relations90. Itzel Pamela Pérez-Gómez on Gender Issues in the Middle EastWhat are the four main topics to understand when approaching gender issues in the Middle East? How to start learning about the different feminist movements and ethnic groups in North Africa? Why there is a Western fixation on the "veil"? Is the separation State & Religion ever possible?
A first interview with Itzel Pamela Pérez-Gómez, Middle East Studies professor at Universidad Anahuac Mayab in Mexico.
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2021-07-201h 01Womanhood & International Relations89. Feminisms & PeaceAre we reproducing the patriarchal mindset by feminizing peace? Is it helping shift or continue the re masculinization of realpolitik? Can we ever escape the binary paradigm on war/peace, public/private, local/linternational spheres?
Join us in this exploration, listen to the episode and support our community in Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/womanhoodir
Save the dates! Upcoming workshops:
Perspectivas Feministas a la Agenda Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad Starts July 14th (Español)
Feminist Approaches to Women, Peace and Security Starts July 22nd (English)
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In preparation of our upcoming online workshop on Feminist Approaches to Women, Peace and Security, here is a brief exploration on feminism, militarism and weapons of wars.
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Save the dates! Upcoming workshops:
Perspectivas Feminis...2021-07-0740 minWomanhood & International Relations87. Feminisms & International SecurityWho deserves to survive and be safe? Why were we made to believe that by ensuring the state's survival, by default, its citizens will be safe?
In preparation of our upcoming online workshop on Feminist Approaches to Women, Peace and Security, here is a brief exploration on feminism theory applied to international security.
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Perspectivas Feministas a la Agenda Mujeres, Paz y Seg...2021-07-0120 minWomanhood & International Relations86. Chloé Meulewaeter on Global Military Spending & Demilitarization EffortsHow can we understand the rise of global military spending prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic? What is the military economic cycle and why is the State the biggest customer of the military industry? In the calls for demilitarization, how can feminist and peace movements help decentralize militaristic values as the only way for "security"?
An interview with Chloé Meulewaeter, Global Campaign on Military Spending Officer, Executive Director at Alianza Iberoamericana por la Paz and collaborator at Centre Delás for Peace Studies.
Join us in this exploration, listen to the episode, subscribe to our news...2021-06-2947 minWomanhood & International Relations85. Carla Giacummo on Menstrual Health Education in UruguayWhy is it so difficult to engage in menstrual health education and hygiene talks in Uruguay, one of the richest countries in South America? How is structural gender violence (& COVID-19!) impacting women and girls' body autonomy? What are the benefits of "relearning" menstruation as adults to help teach children regardless of their sex and gender about this biological process?
An interview with Carla Giacummo, founder of Eco-Ser.
Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir, subscribe to our newsletter here https://tinyurl.com/3gv2ps79 and join our community in Patreon here: h...2021-06-241h 00Womanhood & International Relations84. Queer Theory in International RelationsWhat can we learn from what's deemed "invisible"? How is the international relations system shaped by sexuality and gender? Why are IR university centers of study and think tanks reproducing patriarchal and androcentric views of the world? From a Queer Theory lenses, how are these labour and ideological decisions tied to political economy and marginalization strategies?
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Perspectivas Feministas a la Agenda Mujeres, Paz y...2021-06-2237 minWomanhood & International Relations83. An Invitation to the Women + Peace Short Docs Virtual FestivalFor our first Women + Peace virtual fest, we are seeking to highlight inspiring and/or thoughtful stories from female directors/producers in different parts of the world on the following topics:
🌟Gender, conflict and peace
🌟Conflict resolution
🌟Peace processes & peace building
🌟Entrepreneurship for peace
🌟Arts for peace
8 short docs will be selected for the 2021 online screening and female directors/producers will be invited to virtual live Q&As - podcast recording on International Peace Day, September 21st.
There is no age limit and we encourage submissions from 2 to 25 minutes in different la...2021-06-1511 minWomanhood & International Relations82. Red MoonWhich stories and archetypes give meaning to menstruation in our cultures? What ancient or modern teachings are helping us frame our menstrual cycle?
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💜Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir, subscribe to our newsletter here and join our community in Patreon: www.patreon.com/womanhoodir2021-06-1020 minWomanhood & International Relations81. Feminist Approaches to the Women, Peace and Security AgendaHow state-centric and masculine-dominated is the #womenpeacesecurity agenda? Why the “add women and stir” formula is a success and why are we failing to see #gender mainstreaming cannot work in structures that thrive on unequal power relations?
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💜Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and join our community in Patreon: ww...2021-06-0851 minWomanhood & International Relations80. Sasha Kantser on Feminism & WPS in UkraineWith the rapid conflict escalation between Russia and Ukraine, what's the status of women? How are feminist grassroots organizations addressing the heavy militarisation, fear and social insecurity? How multiple generations have dealt with individual & collective trauma in Soviet, post-Soviet and COVID-19 times?
An interview with Sasha Kantser, board member and content manager of the Feminist Workshop.
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How wide is the gap of period poverty and tax in your country? How connected or disconnected are we from this biological process, which meaning and stories do we tell of our own experience and how the community/national/global stories...2021-05-2746 minWomanhood & International Relations78. Grounding The Energy of Feminism in a Patriarchal "Mind" & "World"How and where belief systems sustain themselves? Which personal/domestic/international structures are we seeking to "transform" with feminism? Why do we feel the "need" to change "one" or multiple external manifestation(s) of patriarchal values, behaviors and systems? Do we have the capacity to sustain the "new change" we seek to create?
In this follow up episode to 76. War Journalism's Effect On Us, here I share a holistic perspective on belief systems, the energy we feed from or into and our power of choice.
💜Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram at @wom...2021-05-2538 minWomanhood & International Relations77. Fragile States Index 2021How We Measure the Legitimacy & Resilience of States? How the global pandemic COVID-19 changed perceptions of fragility, peacebuilding and power? What is the fragility trap and how connected or disconnected is it to the gender perspective?
A brief revision of the latest report by the Fund for Peace.
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In this new exploration we engage in a full conversation on the Post-Truth Era: Why is there so much pressure to use specific words to name the crimes that are not being recognized by "Others" worldwide? How constructive, restrictive, hostile or able our family/education/work/national environments are that we t...2021-05-1759 minWomanhood & International Relations75. Misbehaviour: A Gender Lens Film Review🇬🇧 🇺🇸 💄Are beauty pageants actually “helping” women empowerment? What our feminist criticism against Miss World and Miss Universe competitions tell us about our own understanding of body’s objectivization and autonomy? Is feminism led by white women fighting “for all” or to “speak for all”? Whose stories get told on the big screen and how they build a consistent white feminist narrative? Where are the blind spots on US-UK entertainment industry portrayal of feminist movements?
My personal review on the film Misbehaviour (2020).
🎧Join us in this exploration, follow the conversations on Instagram @womanhood_ir and support our podcast community growth on Pa...2021-05-1343 minWomanhood & International Relations74. The Masculine/Feminine National Cultures IndexHow can the Hofstede dimensions help us understand domestic and foreign policies and behaviors? How does small/large power distances may affect our relationships with hierarchy, individualism, masculinity and uncertainty avoidance?
A revision of this social psychology theory applied to IR - case studies comparison.
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Hofstede...2021-05-111h 00Womanhood & International Relations73. Akhila Kolisetty on Gender, Militarism and Climate JusticeWhat's the connection between the military industry and climate change? How can feminist movements help change hegemonic power dynamics from domestic to foreign policy and systemic levels? How can grassroots movements from Global North & South better engage in intersectional solidarity? And what can we learn from female climate defenders in Kenya, Colombia and Sudan advancing climate justice?
An interview with Akhila Kolisetty, Policy and Campaigns Manager at MADRE.
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2021-05-0641 minWomanhood & International Relations72. The Dehumanization of Women's ResearchHow can we avoid the voyeuristic approach to #women’s research, rights and world news? How can we follow the trends of #feminism transcontinentally if we don’t care or pay the same attention to the realities of those living in our own countries? How many grids can we take part in and for how long? Are we dehumanizing ourselves in the researching process without questioning ‘who is it for?’ and whether it should be a ‘living’ or ‘lifeless’ experience at how high the cost?
Join us in this exploration, follow the conversations on Instagram @womanhood_ir and support our po...2021-05-0431 minWomanhood & International Relations71. Hunger Ward: A Gender Lens Documentary ReviewHow hunger is used as a weapon of war and which answers do psychic numbing bring to international/local actors role in Yemen?
My personal review on the Oscar-nominated documentary: Hunger Ward.
Join us in this exploration, follow the conversations on Instagram @womanhood_ir and support our podcast community growth on Patreon here.
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Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview 2021 (February 2021) [EN/AR]
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A follow up episode on colonial mindset dynamics in the podcast series "The Burden of the Colonial Mindset", #PuertoRico, case study.
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Join us in this...2021-04-0134 minWomanhood & International Relations68. Camila Cavalcante on Feminist Photography and Abortion in BrazilWhat is the interconnection between photography, feminism and activism? How visual arts can help women own their life experiences, bodies expressions and political views? Does photography have a #colonial history? Can the female gaze help overcome photographic #patriarchal origins? How Nos por todas photographic project brought another perspectives to women’s stories of abortion in Brazil?
An interview with Camila Cavalcante, visual artist, photographer and founder of Nos por todas project.
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...2021-03-3057 minWomanhood & International Relations67. Seaspiracy - A Gender Lens Documentary ReviewHow the wounded masculine is ravaging the planet and how public/private/ngo's sectors are little interested to change their ways?
My personal review on the latest documentary in Netflix: Seaspiracy.2021-03-2928 minWomanhood & International Relations66. Tania Rosario Mendez on Eugenics & SRHR in Puerto RicoHow colonialism has negatively impacted women's bodies in Puerto Rico? Which phases of medical interventions on sexual and reproductive rights showcased a case of eugenics?
An interview with Tania Rosario Mendez, executive director, and Alexandra-Marie Figueroa Miranda, communications director, of Taller Salud.
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Taller Salud www.tallersalud.com
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2021-03-251h 01Womanhood & International Relations65. Luisa Passalacqua on Menstruation Across GenerationsOn our first Women + Water fest we screened the ethnographic documentary film "Red on White" by Luisa Passalacqua. We held a live Q&A with the film director on anthropology of menstruation, a conversation led by Monica Martins, founder of Women Being Magazine, for our podcast.
2021-03-2358 minWomanhood & International Relations64. Verena Demmelbauer on Gender Responsive Toolkit for WASH ProjectsOn World Water Day 2021, we talk about the latest toolkit on how to include gender and energy justice perspectives on WASH projects.
An interview with Verena Demmelbauer, Water & Sanitation Coordinator at @wecf_international @wecf.germany.
Recommended links to the episode:
Women Engage for a Common Future
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Reducing inequalities in access to clean and safe water in the Balkan region
2021-03-2244 minWomanhood & International Relations63. Natasha Dokovska, Anna Samwel & Verena Demmelbauer on Sanitation Justice in the Balkans and Caucasus RegionsOn World Water Day 2021, we talk about gender justice in the water sector, what is the work of women at different levels of influence and what are the challenges ahead to promote access, distribution and management of this natural resource in Georgia, North Macedonia and Armenia.
An interview with Natasha Dokovska, Programme Director at Journalists for Human Rights; Anna Samwel is the director of the Georgian Branch of Women Engage for a Common Future; Verena Demmelbauer, Water & Sanitation Coordinator at WECF.
Recommended links for this episode:
Women Engage for a Common Future
Safe Water & Sa...2021-03-2247 minWomanhood & International Relations62. Ambika Vishwanath & Priyanka Bhide on Water Security in Urban IndiaWe often read in the news water-related problems in India from contamination, monsoons to scarcity, how is fast and aspirational urban development affecting water security in this country?
An interview with Ambika Vishwanath & Priyanka Bhide, co-founders and directors of the Kubernein Initiative, a geopolitical strategic think tank, who joined us last March 20th for our podcast's first ever Women + Water fest.
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2021-03-2250 minWomanhood & International Relations61. Natalie Caraballo on Women's Political Participation in Puerto RicoBetween 2016/2020 elections, how much changed in Puerto Rico's political landscape? How the Trump Administration's response to Hurricane Maria, US-Puerto Rico colonial relationship and the protests against then-Governor Ricardo Rossello encouraged or discouraged women's political participation? What are the trends of violence against female candidates and what can be done to surpass strong political partisanship?
An interview with Natalie Caraballo, Executive Director of Proyecto 85.
Join us in this new exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and be part of our first virtual podcast fest Women + Water this March 20th, 2021. Get your tickets here.
R...2021-03-1836 minWomanhood & International Relations60. My Personal Story with Water, What's Yours?From showering with garden hoses to experiencing Hurricanes' floods and water scarcity daily in my native Puerto Rico, here I share how meaningful is this natural resource for me and other amazing women who will speak with us this Saturday. If feel like watching on video here is the Instagram Live in English and the Facebook Video in Spanish language.
The Women + Water Fest is not your typical event showcasing protocols and documents on how to best manage water, it is a living celebration on the work women in grassroots organizations do in India, Georgia, North Macedonia, Mexico...2021-03-1719 minWomanhood & International Relations59. Marion Messmer on How-To Incorporate Gender Perspectives Within IR Think TanksCan we include gender perspectives in all areas of operations and outreach of think tanks in the International Relations field? How would it change research, lobby and workplace cultures? Is it possible for people in entry level/associate positions to advocate for intersectional approaches even if top management/executive leaders are resistant to change?
An interview with Marion Messmer, Co-Director of BASIC and Co-Author of the Gender, Think Tanks and International Relations Toolkit.
You can download the toolkit written alongside with Chatham House and the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy in the UK here.
...2021-03-1626 minWomanhood & International Relations58. An Invitation to Women + Water Fest 2021Can we close the gender gap in the water sector? Let’s unite to make it happen.
On March 20th, the Womanhood & International Relations podcast will host its first virtual festival on Women + Water.
As World Water Day 2021 nears, join us for a full-day of interviews, connections and conferences on gender & water security; menstrual poverty eradication and WASH projects in India, Europe and Mexico.
Our objective is to connect women internationally on 1 day to celebrate all the work being done to WASH goals and all the possibilities we can pursue together to reduce in...2021-03-1018 minWomanhood & International Relations57. Wai Wai Nu on Burma's Fragile DemocracyAfter the military coup last February in Burma/Myanmar, was there ever a "real" or "full" democracy to uphold? What is the status of the nation, women and ethnic groups in this country? How social tensions have escalated to ethnic conflicts and cleansing of the Rohingya and other communities?
An interview with Wai Wai Nu, former Burmese political prisoner and founder of the Women's Peace Network.
💜 Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and join us for the upcoming podcast fest on Women + Water this March 20th, rsvp here.
Reco...2021-03-0942 minWomanhood & International Relations56. International Women's Day 2021A special message.
In this March 8th, with so much pain and so much work ahead, I want to thank and highlight the advocacy, research and activism of some fellow colleagues, friends and feminist sisters in different parts of the world.
Thank you for carrying on and for showing us that together we can and we will build more equitable and evolved societies: WCAPS, Fundación Alto Al Silencio, Taller Salud, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy in the UK, Foro de Análisis y Reflexión Femenista, Colectiva Tiamat K'uvi, Feminastyx, Identidad Marrón, Afronteradas, La Tot...2021-03-0807 minWomanhood & International Relations55. The Burden of the Colonial Mindset Part 3New #Podcast Episode! 💜 🇵🇷Who are we beyond the national identity construct? What is the experience of Puerto Rican women beyond the colonial/exotic/victim tags?
A follow up episode on colonial mindset dynamics to the first one called "The Burden of the Colonial Mindset", #PuertoRico, case study. To listen to Part 1 click here: https://tinyurl.com/yyzufka6 and to listen to Part 2 click here: https://tinyurl.com/2hj6hzcx
💜 Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our upcoming Fest!2021-03-0437 min
PowerShift | A Seat at the Dinner TablePowerShift | A Seat at the Dinner Table #00.2 Natalia BonillaNATALIA BONILLA is an award-winning international journalist, communications consultant & experiential producer with more than a decade working in over 12 countries. Her consultancy work provides feminine leadership, business strategy, communications solutions to international female-led and sustainability-driven enterprises to increase their social impact worldwide. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of York, a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Puerto Rico and a Pg.Dp. in Conflict and Peace Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Bonilla has produced three documentaries and currently edits the positive social impact magazine Lumina.
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Support this...2021-03-0356 minWomanhood & International Relations54. Decolonial Feminism 101Have we overcome the coloniality of gender? If we continue producing and reproducing knowledge and power through the standards of euro/americanism...can we?
A first look into decolonial feminism.
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51. Kara Stuart on Feminist Climate...2021-02-2531 minWomanhood & International Relations52. Diplomacy's Gender GapWhat numbers say about what & who's valued in the international system? How diplomacy was constructed since the 1920's as a male institution with heteronormative and homosocial narratives, behaviors and environments? Why do we measure social progress through quantification and representation? Where are the statistics of the non-Western world?
An invitation to rethink the binary trap - underrepresentation of women and overrepresentation of men in this field.
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An interview with Kara Stuart, co-chair of the Women’s Climate Justice Collective in Australia.
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Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and sub...2021-02-1830 minWomanhood & International Relations50. Postcolonial Feminism 101 - Which Women's Experiences Do We Know More About?Are all women experiencing the same oppressions? Can we homogenize feminist discourses? Is it possible to continue colonial practices in the way Western women perceive “non-Western” women’s status, rights and experiences and viceversa? Is the West still seeking to preserve its subjectivity and dominance through tokenism, intersectional and gender equality approaches?
A first look into Postcolonial Feminism.
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💜 Join us in this exploration and follow us on Instagr...2021-02-1628 minWomanhood & International Relations49. Hanna Gunnarson & Sanne Van de Voort on Gender and Environmental JusticeWhat is the link between gender and environmental justice? What is an Ecofeminist Scorecard? Why is it making a difference in the EU? How can we start engaging, advocating and holding accountable our governments to ensure climate action and justice?
An interview with Hanna Gunnarson & Sanne Van de Voort from Women Engage for a Common Future, an international network of over 150 women’s and civil society organizations implementing projects in 50 countries.
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Joi...2021-02-1158 minWomanhood & International Relations48. Postcolonial Theory 101 - What It Reveals of Mainstream IRHow deeply engrained is euro-americanism in the way we perceive, research and respond to what happens in the world? What is postcolonial theory? What can we learn from the patriarchal mindset of opposites/binaries construction?
A first look into Postcolonial Theory applied to IR.
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Recomm...2021-02-0924 minWomanhood & International Relations47. Isabella Esquivel Ventura on Mexico's Feminist Foreign PolicyWhy has Mexico's FFP received backlash from local, domestic and international feminist groups? How has liberal feminism values been engrained in this model? Why is it troublesome to compare feminist proposals in public/foreign policies in this country with other FFP models from developed countries in the North?
An interview with Isabella Esquivel Ventura, Mexican feminist, gender and public policy consultant and masculinities specialist.
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An interview with Hannah Ruth Dyson, documentary researcher and founder of Soul Seed Gathering.
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A first look into masculinities and re-masculinization in International Relations.
Join us in this exploration, listen to the episode and follow the conversation on Instagram: @womanhood_ir
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A follow up episode on colonial mindset dynamics to the first one called "The Burden of the Colonial Mindset", #PuertoRico, case study. To listen to the first episode click here: https://tinyurl.com/yyzufka6
In this episode we explore:
✨Can the colonizer have a colonized mind?
✨How linked is race and colonization?
✨How can people from independent countries find pride...2021-01-2636 minWomanhood & International Relations42. Nuclear Ban Treaty Begins: Gender & Postcolonial PerspectivesNew Episode! 💜 With the Nuclear Ban Treaty taking effect this week, how significant is this and the NPT international law treaties from a gender and postcolonial perspectives?
Where do we stand as women from nuclear and non-nuclear states?
What is our view on national security, the missing elements beyond the binaries’ approaches and how is Realism, Liberalism and Feminist IR Theories dancing against (or together!) in nuclear politics?
Join us in this exploration, listen to the episode and follow the conversation on Instagram: @womanhood_ir
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In this episode we explore:
✨How committed are we to unveil and heal systemic wounds?
✨What is the difference between form and depth?
✨Amidst all trendy approaches to race and social inequalities from feminism to postcolonial and intersectional lenses, where do we really stand?
Join us in this exploration and share with us your comments.
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Womanhood & International RelationsThank You 2020 + 2021 SurveyOn this last episode of the year, I want to thank you for your support on all our explorations and live webinars.
Looking forward to improving our journey and content for next year, please feel welcome to share your thoughts and constructive feedback in our 2021 podcast survey here: https://tinyurl.com/yyelp5e8
I send you a big warm hug wherever you are in the world and all the best wishes for this Holiday Season.
Talk to you soon,
Natalia2020-12-0712 minWomanhood & International Relations40. Pauline Stoltz on Transnational Memories & Violent Conflicts in IndonesiaAn interview with Pauline Stoltz, author of the newly released book Gender, Resistance and Transnational Memories of Violent Conflicts.
In this episode we explore:
✨What silences and denials occurred during Indonesia's three most recent violent conflicts?
✨How do we relate to memory and painful events?
✨What is the role memory plays in transitional justice? What are Indonesians's discourses and feelings towards these periods of time?
✨What can we learn of different gender perspectives on colonialism, individual and collective healing?
Join us in this exploration and share with us your comme...2020-12-011h 23Womanhood & International Relations39. Top Findings on GBV Research in Latin America & the CaribbeanNew Episode! To mark the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, here we share with you the final results of the Ser mujer en Latinoamerica documentary map.
This is a three-year independent research and data journalism project featuring close to 700 testimonials on gender based violence and peace initiatives from women in 18 countries.
Thank you for all your support to make this launch possible.
On December 15th, we launch the website and e-book on www.sermujerenlatinoamerica.com2020-11-2440 minWomanhood & International Relations38. Androcentric vs. Gynocentric View Of The WorldNew Episode! 🤔When did we normalize and (even cherish!) extremes?
A brief look into androcentrism and gynocentrism.
In this episode we explore:
What is androcentrism?
How did it shaped our first lenses through which we view and behave in our society and the world?
What is gynocentrism and why is it different than a gynocentric culture?
Is matriarchy the answer to the end of patriarchal system?
Why do we demonize patriarchy and why do we hail matriarchy when both work for some not all?
Ar...2020-11-1723 minWomanhood & International Relations37. Women Leaders Praise and the World Post-COVIDNew #Podcast Episode! 🙋♀️ Are we praising more leading figures, their ideas or the meaning behind them? A look at the symbolic representation we give to female Heads of State handling of this pandemic and some notes on the US presidential elections and the apparent return of the “establishment”.
💜Join us in this exploration of the work,2020-11-1038 minWomanhood & International Relations36. Dr. Roudabeh Kishi on Mapping Political ViolenceNew Episode! 📈 🌎What can we learn from mapping political violence before and during COVID-19?
An interview with Dr. Roudabeh Kishi, Director of Research and Innovation at the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.
In this episode we explore:
✨How the mapping project became an organization connecting data and researchers worldwide?
✨How is ACLED breaking stereotypes and myths on female experts in International Security field?
✨Why it is important for the data mapping project to be open for free use by the public?
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A first look into the transition of hegemonic vs. feminine leadership.
In this episode we explore:
✨What is the Great Man Theory and how is it related to the foundations of IR?
✨What is hegemonic leadership and how Margaret Thatcher followed this guidelines despite being considered "feminine"?
✨What can we learn from Thatcher and Benazir Bhutto in the 1980s?
✨How was the transitioning period of feminine traits being considere...2020-11-0346 minWomanhood & International Relations34. State Behavior: Notes on Chile & NigeriaNew #Podcast Episode! 🚀 The role of the State has been questioned several times this 2020.
The #EndSARS protests in Nigeria and the constitutional reform in Chile are two current events challenging the symbolic relationship between the State and its People.
💜Join us in this exploration of the work, listen to the episode and support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nataliabonillaprojects
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/29/endsars-shows-that-muhammadu-buhari-is-biggest-threat-nigerias-democracy/
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On Saturday, Honduras became the 50th country to sign the TPNW, a multilateral legally binding instrument for nuclear disarmament that will take effect in 90 days - by January 22, 2021.
So far, none of the current nuclear powers have signed the accord raising doubts on its potential but is this Treaty holding more meaning or influence than the eye can see?
In this episode we explore:
✨What's the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and nuclear weapons?
✨What are the provi...2020-10-2736 minWomanhood & International Relations32. Mendy Marsh and Chiderah Monde on COVID-19 & Humanitarian Aid System CollapseNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 The humanitarian aid system has been failing women and girls since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Voice Amplified seeks to change that by providing funding and resources to help females from different backgrounds and countries lead conversations while challenging patriarchal views on how the current international system works.
An interview with @voiceamplified Co-Founder and Executive Director Mendy Marsh and Head of Communications Chiderah Monde.
In this episode we explore:
✨What’s the story behind VOICE’s mission as an organization? Why a feminist approach?
✨Why is there a perception that the human...2020-10-2046 minWomanhood & International Relations31. Value, Race & Social ChangeNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 Yesterday we had our latest webinar on feminism and anti-racism movements in Argentina with Colectiva Identidad Marron, inspiring three important questions on the value we place on ourselves, our construction of race and the relationship we have with change.
In this episode we explore:
✨Are we aware of our own identity construction since birth?
✨How racism, colonization and cultures of violence affect our perception of self-worth?
✨How open or resistant are we to changing at the individual and collective level?
✨Can we build bridges with the Other not necessarily to cross but to meet...2020-10-0738 minWomanhood & International Relations30. The Great Fracture In The UNNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 After the UN General Assembly ran its course, are we finding ourselves amidst a "new" world order or a "new" mindset shift about how to run the world?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is our perception of a "new world order"?
✨Why UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres kept warning the international community about an upcoming Great Fracture?
✨How the US-China relations, alternative emerging blocks and small nations have supported the Great Fracture?
✨Is the international system up for grabs? How top international institutions became the "new" battleground of great powers?
✨Should w...2020-10-0252 minWomanhood & International Relations29. Menstruation & Human RightsNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 How can we unlearn the personal and social taboos and myths around our own periods?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is the connection between menstruation and human rights?
✨How menstrual hygiene is connected to WASH project?
✨Is there a spiritual and earthly component to our menstrual cycle?
✨Why we should not glorify a unique menstrual product?
✨How able and free are we to choose alternatives, sustainable or not?
✨How are politics and economics intertwined with menstruation since menarche?
✨Can we open safe and di...2020-09-2946 minWomanhood & International Relations28. The Escazú Agreement: How To Fix Human and Earth RelationsNew #Podcast Episode 💜Why are human rights seen as separate from environmental rights?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is the Escazú Agreement? What does it seek to solve?
✨Why should we pay attention to socio-environmental conflicts all around the world?
✨Why some governments in Latin America and the Caribbean regions, where two-thirds of the world's socio-environmental conflicts take place, are hesitant in ratifying this international legal instrument following Principle 10?
✨Are politics so disconnected from Nature that once in power, leaders regardless of gender identity are still engaging and perpetuating domination and exploitation viewpoints and practices...2020-09-2528 minWomanhood & International Relations27. UAE-Israel Deal & The Absence of Women in IRNew #Podcast Episode 💜How can we shift from realist to feminist view of an IR case study if we are excluding ourselves from the conversation?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is realist view of the UAE-Israel normalization ties talks? A US Foreign Policy approach.
✨What are the power dynamics at play on the recent development of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the decentralization of Egypt as key player in the region?
✨What is the long-term vision of the Trump Administration and looming Nobel Peace Prize nomination?
✨Are we seeing the continuity of...2020-09-221h 00Womanhood & International Relations26. Preparing The Launch of Ser mujer en Latinoamerica Documentary MapWhy not all women are valued the same in Latin America and the Caribbean regions? In 2017, I began a third independent documentary project to showcase the different levels of gender based violence women were suffering in this part of the world. Almost 700 testimonials and 18 countries surveyed later, we are preparing for the launch of the results. Here I share with you the journey that has changed my life for the better as a journalist, IR expert and woman. and invite you to support the release of this map on our crowdfunding campaign (Spanish and English version and rewards) here...2020-09-161h 00Womanhood & International Relations25. An Invitation: Visions of Feminist PeaceAn exploration of what feminist peace would look like - international law way.
Join the LSE WPS, WILPF, UKRI upcoming free event here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/women-peace-security/events/Current-Events/Visions-of-Feminist-Peace
Join the Ashoka Changemakers Summit on Gender (September 7th-11th) here: http://bit.ly/registrogenero2020-09-0837 minWomanhood & International Relations24. Kimberly Loh on Compassionate Conversations and Conflict ResolutionAs we are finishing the pre-production of the upcoming virtual summit we are co-organizing with Ashoka Mexico and Central America, here I share with you an interview we did a couple of weeks ago with conflict resolution specialist Kimberly Loh on her new book Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen From The Heart.
Written by Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson and Loh, the book explores how compassion, listening and basic negotiation skills can help us transform challenges into opportunities.
In a time where threats to global health and rising social tensions are making...2020-09-0251 minWomanhood & International Relations23. Hegemonic Masculinity and Femininity in World PoliticsCan we overcome the "need" of a "standard way" of leading? Can we shift the way we socially construct local, regional and international relations?
In this episode we explore:
What is hegemonic masculinity?
How are we culturally pre-conditioned to legitimize and maintain it?
What is hegemonic femininity and how does it plays in favor of hegemonic masculinity?
What cherishing figures like Jacinda Ardern, Greta Thunberg and Michelle Obama have in common with confining power by and among women?
3-Step Assignment of this episode: 1. Identify the IR level of...2020-08-2555 minWomanhood & International RelationsMena Souilem & Alia Malainine: Sahrawi FeminismWomanhood & International Relations podcast is beginning a new series of free live & virtual conversations with incredible women from all around the world to explore intersectionality, decolonization and human rights defense and protection.
In this first event "Sahrawi Feminism", we will hear from activists Alia Malainine and Mena Souilem, founders of "Towards a feminist consciousness" intersectional blog on creating an alternative feminist knowledge of women's issues and gender identities in the MENA region.
Together we explored:
- An overview of the feminist movement in the MENA region 2020-08-151h 05Womanhood & International Relations21. Why Feminist Theory Matters in International RelationsNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 International Relations is not a field neutral to gender, it is blind to it. How can we denormalize it?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is Feminism Theory in IR? What does it study and why is it important?
✨How can we overcome this Anglo-centric, Euro-centric, Andro-centric way of thinking the world?
✨Can we find valuable knowledge on Feminist Theory applied in the IR here in the countries of the badly named “Global South”?
✨Can we produce new and decolonial knowledge in countries, institutions and feminist groups that are n...2020-08-1250 minWomanhood & International Relations20. The World Is Watching - Black Lives Matter: An interview with Vannary Kong and Jennifer ZhangAn interview with The World is Watching co-founder Vannary Kong and Director of Outreach Jennifer Zhang.
In this episode we explore:
✨How the World is Watching - Black Lives Matter organization became a reality?
✨What is their International Declaration’s goals and how can global support for this movement can help change structural and racial violence in the US and other countries?
✨How can support to the BLM movement network can be a good starting point to transcend to tangible results? In which ways can we start learning and working towards more inc...2020-07-2944 minWomanhood & International Relations19. An Invitation: 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima - The Global Virtual TributeNew #Podcast Episode! 💜On August 6th, a global virtual tribute will take place to commemorate that #nuclearweapons are #stillhere and so... are the #survivors.
In this episode we explore:
10 hours of livestream programming from international artists & scholars
In this episode we explore:
✨How far we've come since the nuclear attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
✨What is the MidHeaven Network and Hiroshima City 10 hours of livestream programming all about?
✨What are the ideas to be explored: war economy, peace economy, anti-nuclear campaigns and revolutionary love?
✨What is the intersection between nuclear weapons, int...2020-07-2232 minWomanhood & International Relations18. HopeNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 Are we believing without expecting things will actually change for the better? A message for these uncertain times.
In this episode we explore:
✨What is hope?
✨Can we talk about hope in International Relations or is it a field too..."neutral", "unspiritual" and "dehumanized"?
✨What are we hoping to change at a personal and international level? Are we believing and acting upon that change we want to see or are we believing without really...expecting?
✨Do we want things to change by today or tomorrow or else...we des...2020-07-1629 minWomanhood & International Relations17. The Burden of the Colonial MindsetNew #Podcast Episode! 💜 🇵🇷Are we ever truly free from the chains of oppression? As people, as citizens and as women? A look into the experience of #PuertoRico, case study.
In this episode we explore:
✨What is the colonial mindset?
✨How internalized is the oppression within our education, economic, political and social orders and systems?
✨How inferiority plays out on people and how double is the task to break free for women?
✨Which beliefs, ideologies, behaviors do we allow to persist through time? Which shape our national and personal identity?
✨Why the colony of Pue...2020-07-101h 00Womanhood & International Relations16. Our Disconnection from the FeminineAre we externalizing our wounded feminine and masculine in our protests against the State?
In this episode we explore:
✨What is our connection with the femininity and the masculine within us? ✨What can we learn from systemic psychology’s take to how we process our personal wounds to the collective level?
✨Which narratives on our femininity and women’s deities have we allowed to enter our magnetic field?
✨Why are we more prone to judge and reinterpret and condemn the symbolism and narratives of Venus/Aphrodite and Hawaii’s Fire Goddess Pele? Why are we not challengin...2020-07-0646 minWomanhood & International Relations15. Sandra Aceng on Women's Rights, Online Violence and Race in UgandaAn Interview with Sandra Aceng, program officer of Women of Uganda Network and Global Voices contributor. She is also the coordinator of WIAG, a coalition that advocates for integration of gender perspectives in ICT policy. You can follow her work on https://wougnet.org/
In this episode we explore:
✨What’s the status of freedom of expression in #Uganda? How has the pandemic increased online violence?
✨What is the role of the State in surveillance, protecting and prosecuting crimes? What happened in the 2019 social media attacks?
✨How difficult or easy has it been...2020-06-3045 minWomanhood & International Relations14. The "New Normal" for RefugeesCan we break the stigma on people's response to pandemic, humanitarian and climate crisis? Let's explore.
2020-06-2451 minWomanhood & International Relations13. Diversity is NOT enoughA case for an intersectional approach2020-06-1741 minWomanhood & International Relations12. Marissa Conway on How Feminist Foreign Policy Is Transforming World AffairsAn interview with Marissa Conway, co-founder of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy in the UK.
2020-06-1051 minWomanhood & International Relations11. The Crumbling of the Status QuoNew Episode! 👩🏻💻Today I share with you a reflection on mass media's role on covering trauma, racial injustice and downplaying the rising social & state inequalities around the world.
✨What we're feeding of?
✨Are we aware of the current shift from COVID-19 fearful narratives to "anger", "rage", "fury" taking over the streets in protests?
✨Why framing photos and videos on burning buildings and damage to public property is saying about the value of bodies and freedom of speech?
✨Activist Tamika Mallory said "we learned violence from you", are we aware of what the cycle of violence e...2020-06-0147 minWomanhood & International Relations10. Decolonizing Women Empowerment & Personal WorthA look on how much of our understanding of our womanhood experience inside/out is "truly" our own.2020-05-2645 min
The Deeper Current PodcastEP24 Conversation with Natalia Bonilla. Women Change Media.In this weeks episode of the Deeper Current Podcast i'm honored to be joined by friend, consulatant, collaborator, creator Natalia Bonilla - award-winning international journalist, strategic communications consultant & experiential producer with almost a decade working in over 12 countries.
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EP24 Conversation with Natalia Bonilla. Women Change Media. Explores:
- How we came to work together and grown.
- The power of this time - less distractions.
- Mission to report the world. Deeper journalism.
- Hearing women's stories.
- Mainstream media vs. creating our...2020-05-1800 minWomanhood & International Relations9. The Rise of Domestic Violence Amidst COVID-19Economic and social stresses, national lockdowns and restrictions of movement have dramatically increased the number of women and girls facing abuse at home. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has asked today for a “global ceasefire” on #domesticviolence. Today we will release a new #podcast episode interviewing #datingviolence expert @adaalvarezconde.
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Womanhood & International Relations8. Women, Media & COVID-19: A First GlanceQuestions and topics on the role actors play in this pandemic, media representations, social inequality and women's visibility and exclusion from health and decision-making processes2020-03-3126 min