The Visiting Fellows Program
The Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Visiting Fellows Program provides a platform* for senior leaders in feminist foreign policy at a time when these policies are being rolled back.
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About the Senior Fellows
Beth Woroniuk
Beth Woroniuk (she/her) has worked to advance gender justice and feminist approaches to policymaking for over 35 years. She is particularly interested in analyzing resource investments in gender equality and feminist movements, feminist foreign policies and women, peace and security. Beth has advised and worked with bilateral aid agencies, women’s funds, UN entities, international NGOs and feminist organizations, strengthening their work on gender equality and women’s rights in numerous contexts and countries. She has developed analytical tools, supported policy development, carried out research, blogged, conducted evaluations, organized, lobbied and testified before the Canadian Parliament. Until earlier this year, Beth was the Vice-President, Policy at the Equality Fund.
As part of the inaugural class of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Visiting Fellows Program, Beth will focus her scholarship and thought leadership on current feminist foreign policy discussions, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and feminist funding.
Follow Beth on X (formerly Twitter) @BethOttawa.
Marita Perceval
María Cristina (Marita) Perceval (she/her) is the current President of Feminists Without Borders in Argentina. Most recently, she was the Special Representative for Feminist Foreign Policy of Argentina. From 2021-2022, she served as the Secretary of Equality and Diversity of the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity of the Argentine Republic. Marita has held various Secretary and Under-Secretary positions in the Government of Argentina, including on portfolios regarding international cooperation on education and the promotion of human rights, focusing her work on the regulation of Argentina’s gender identity law and the launch of a support platform for women human rights defenders. In 2016, Marita became the Regional Director of UNICEF for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Notably, in 2012, Marita became the first female Permanent Representative of the Argentine Republic to the United Nations and was elected Vice President of the 69th General Assembly and Vice President of ECOSOC. She carried out two terms as a National Senator for the Province of Mendoza, serving as the first female President of the Defense Committee and creating the Women’s Caucus which coordinated to advance legislation informed by internationa women’s human rights law on the prevention of gender-based violence, combatting human trafficking, promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
As part of the inaugural class of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Visiting Fellows Program, Marita will focus her thought leadership and advocacy on strengthening regional efforts to advance feminist foreign policy with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean and documenting good practices in advancing this agenda at the sub-regional to multilateral levels.
Follow Marita on X (formerly Twitter) @PercevalMarita.
The Senior Fellows and their Impact
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REPORT: Missed Opportunities on Canada's implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
October 2024 || Our Senior Fellow, Beth Woroniuk, joined other women’s rights and gender equality-seeking activists, trade unions and independent experts in the collaborative drafting of this parallel report which assesses Canada’s progress in meeting the goals for gender equality set out in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Read her co-authored chapter, “Women and Canada’s Foreign Policy,” on page 135.
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PODCAST: Beth Woroniuk on Feminist-led Change in a Turbulent World
October 2024 || Our Senior Fellow, Beth Woroniuk, joins Girls’ Globe’s Julia Wiklander for an episode of the Hey Changemaker! podcast. Woroniuk shares how she’s seeing the current state of the global movement for feminist financing and feminist foreign policies, along with her advice for young feminists moving into the advocacy space today.
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MINISTERIAL MEETING: Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
September 2024 || Our Senior Fellow, Beth Woroniuk, travelled to Toronto to attend the Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Co-chaired by Canada and Jamaica, the meeting brought together women foreign ministers and civil society leaders to discuss women’s political leadership, online sexual and gender-based violence and other key feminist foreign policy priorities.
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ENTREVISTA: Marita Perceval: “Estamos en un mundo en que negar derechos es la estrategia”
Agosto de 2024 || La presidenta de Feministas Sin Fronteras [y Becaria Senior del Colaborativo de Política Exterior Feminista] conversa sobre la denuncia de violencia de género al expresidente Fernández y las políticas de Milei en su país. “Su libertad es la individualismo extremo”, dice.
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INTERVIEW: Women & Politics Show
August 2024 || Our Senior Fellows, Beth Woroniuk and Marita Perceval, join WRIR Richmond’s Carol Olson and Melissa Vaughn for an episode of the Women & Politics Show. Woroniuk and Perceval share what brings them to the Visiting Fellows Program along with their objectives for their fellowship.
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INTERVIEW: Now Is The Time For A Feminist Foreign Policy
August 2024 || How are we overcoming the biggest challenges to more people, peace and planet-centered approaches to foreign policy? Our CEO, Lyric Thompson, and our Senior Fellows, Marita Perceval and Beth Woroniuk, discuss how our Visiting Fellows Program is rising to the occasion with Forbes.
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PRESS RELEASE: The Collaborative Launches Visiting Fellows Program
Disponible en español.
July 2024 || We have launched a Visiting Fellows Program to provide a platform for senior leaders in feminist foreign policy at a time when these policies are being rolled back.
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PRESS RELEASE: Mexico Welcomes the Feminist Foreign Policy Summit Following Historic Election
Disponible en español.
June 2024 || This June, the Government of Mexico will welcome the III Ministerial ConfFrence on Feminist Foreign Policy following the historic election of Mexico’s first female president.
* The views and opinions expressed by members of the Visiting Fellows Program are solely their own and do not represent those of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative. Fellows are invited based on their experience and expertise, independent of their personal beliefs or opinions.