Lyric Thompson is co-chair of Girls Not Brides, USA, and Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women.
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Published in: 50.50The UN secretary general isn’t yet what feminists were looking forAntónio Guterres showed real leadership on gender equality in 2017, but his first year in office fell short of our...
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Published in: 50.50The new UN secretary general is poised to show the world what a feminist looks likeThere has been real progress at this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women, and the new Secretary General has...
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Published in: 50.50Towards a feminist United Nations: a six-point agenda for the new SGLeading feminist thinkers and UN staff, past and present, have articulated six key recommendations for António...
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Published in: 50.50Is a feminist United Nations possible in our lifetime?Hopes for a female, feminist UN Secretary-General look increasingly unlikely, but there are creative ideas...
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Published in: 50.50CSW: groundbreaking US support for sexual rightsWith the 60th UN Commission on the Status of Women underway in New York, the decision by the US to support sexual...
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Published in: 50.50Girls speaking truth to power at the UN: the global 2030 Agenda"Invest in adolescents. We’re not only the future, we’re the present, and we deserve to be happy." Twelve year old...