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1、DiscussionPaperJune2020UnderstandingGenderEqualityinForeignPolicyJamilleBigioandRachelVogelsteinDiscussionPaperJune2020UnderstandingGenderEqualityinForeignPolicyWhattheUnitedStatesCanDoJamilleBigioandRachelVogelsteinCONTENTS1Introduction3CurrentApproa
2、ches15Critiques17RecommendationsfortheUnitedStates23Conclusion24Endnotes29AdvisoryCommittee30Acknowledgments31AbouttheAuthorsINTRODUCTIONAgrowingbodyofresearchdefinitivelyestablishesalinkbetweengenderequalityandglobalprosperityandsecurity.Closingthege
3、ndergapinworkforceparticipationcouldaddasmuchas$28tril-liontotheglobalgrossdomesticproduct(GDP).1Ensuringwomen’smeaningfulparticipationinpeaceprocesseswouldmakeagreementsmorelikelytolastandbeimplemented.2Greaternumbersofwomeninparliamentdecreasethelik
4、elihoodofhumanrightsabusesandcon-flictrelapse.3Equalizingaccesstoagriculturalresourcesforwomencouldreduceglobalhungerforupto150millionpeople.4Thebottomline:nationsseekingtoadvancenationalsecurity,maximizetheutil-ityofforeignaid,andbolsterstableanddemo
5、craticpartnersshouldprioritizewomen’sadvancement.Focusingonwomen’srightsisnotnewintherealmofpublicpolicy.GenderequalityisafoundingprincipleoftheUnitedNations,enshrinedasauniversalhumanright,andasuiteoflegalframeworks—includingtheConventionontheElimina
6、tionofAllFormsofDiscrim-inationAgainstWomen(CEDAW),adoptedin1979,andthe1995BeijingDeclarationandPlatformforAction—mandatethatcountriesimplementpoliciestoachieveparity.Inarapidglobalspread,between1975and1998,morethanonehundredcountriescreatednationalin
7、stitutionalmechanismsongenderequality,rangingfromstand-alonegovernmentministriesandnationalcommissionstobureausanddepartmentswithinlargerinstitutions.5Butthesemachinerieswereprimarilydirectedatdomesticissuesratherthanforeignpolicyandnationalsecurityma
8、tters.Inrecentyears,however,agrowingnumberofcountrieshavebeguntoinstitutionalizegenderequalityandwomen’sempowermentasaforeignpolicypriorityintheareasofdiplomacy,defense,aid,andtrade.Nationsareadoptingactionplans,creatingfunds,appointingenvoys,
