Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative Launches Visiting Fellowship Program. The inaugural class of fellows will feature former Argentine Ambassador for Feminist Foreign Policy and current President of Feminists Without Borders, Marita Perceval, and former Equality Fund Vice President for Policy, Beth Woroniuk. Together, they will investigate key issues facing the field today, such as maintaining the sustainability of feminist foreign policy achievements and securing adequate, sustained funding for gender equality in a budget-constrained environment.

BETH WORONUIK 

Ms. Woroniuk focuses her work on feminist foreign policy debates, resourcing and Canada’s feminist international assistance policy. She has over 35 years of experience working to advance gender justice and feminist approaches to policymaking as an analyst, activist, and advisor. Ms. Woroniuk has been a key player in Canadian FFP debates, notably within the  W7 planning group, also known as the Women’s 7, an engagement group for the G7. She co-founded the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada and is a Working Group Co-Chair of the Collaborative’s Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy.

“With the  Summit for the Future this September and Canada hosting the G7 next year, we have valuable opportunities to advance the feminist foreign policy agenda,” said Ms. Woroniuk. “The Visiting Fellows program provides a strategic platform to connect with other inspiring leaders in government and civil society.”

MARITA PERCEVAL

Ms. Perceval focuses on regional efforts in Latin America and the sustainability of feminist foreign policy. Her background includes serving as Ambassador Special Representative for Feminist Foreign Policy of the Argentine Republic from 2023-24. Previously, she served as Secretary of Equality and Diversity Policies of the Ministry of Women, Gender, and Diversity of the Argentine Republic from 2021 to 2022. In this role, she oversaw the coordination of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC-UN Women. She is also the First Female Permanent Representative of the Argentine Republic to the United Nations. Ms. Perceval’s fellowship follows Argentina’s dramatic shift from being the first Latin American country to ever convene on feminist foreign policy to electing Javier Milei as President. Mr. Milei has opposed feminist policies, abortion rights and immediately dissolved the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity upon taking office. 

“My home country of Argentina is currently facing an unprecedented assault on gender equality, human rights and the rules-based order,” said Ms. Perceval. “As a Senior Fellow, I am eager to support the crucial work of preserving progress and sustaining the feminist foreign policy movement throughout Latin America and globally.”

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