In light of Breaking the Glass Ceiling Blog being re-launched recently, it is only appropriate to rediscover the reasons why this blog exists and for whom.
Month: October 2016
The UN Secretary General That Never Was
On Thursday the 6th of October, one of the supposedly most powerful positions in the world was filled: with Ban Ki-Moon’s mandate ending in December, the United Nations’ top job, that of the Secretary General (SG), was selected. Antonio Guterres, ex-Portuguese Prime Minister (1995-2002) and ex-UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2005-2015) will, from January, be…
How has Israeli women’s peace activism contributes to the Israeli-Palestinian peace project since 1993?
Israeli women’s peace activism since 1993 has introduced a new frame for the peace project, analytically and practically, stepping away from Track One diplomacy to focus on the essential task of reconciling Israeli and Palestinian civil societies through a more egalitarian partnership imbued with intersectionality.