The Feminifesto Podcast

Jacqui True, FASSA, FAIIA is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW). She is also a Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo and received her PhD from York University, Toronto, Canada, and an honorary doctorate from Lund University Sweden in 2018. Previously...

In this episode, Kirthi speaks to Laura Shepherd and Paul Kirby. Laura is professor of international relations at the University of Sydney and a visiting senior fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Paul is senior lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London and a codirector of the UKRI GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub. Li...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Dr. Eleanor Ann Nwadinobi. Dr Eleanor is a medical doctor, gender ,human rights expert and public speaker with a European Union Masters in Human rights and Democratisation (EMA) from Venice, Italy. She is a Fellow of the African Arts and Culture (FAAC). Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi is founding Co- Chair, Steering Committee of Every Woman Treaty, a coalition c...

Mary Kaldor is a Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit in the LSE Department of International Development. Professor Kaldor also directs the unit’s largest research project, the Conflict Research Programme (CRP), an international DFID-funded partnership investigating public authority, through a theoretical lens of the political marketplace...

Meenakshi Gopinath is currently Founder and Director of WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace), an initiative that seeks to promote the leadership of South Asian women in the areas of peace, security and regional cooperation. She is also Chair, Board of Governors, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Principal Emerita of Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi where she served as Prin...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Dr Toni Haastrup. She is a Senior Lecturer in International Security at the University of Kent and is interested in the gender dynamics and processes of change within regional security institutions. Dr Toni's current research examines the practices and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in the African and European Unions. In additi...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Soon-Young Yoon, the Chair of the Board at the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), UN Representative for the International Alliance of Women, Immediate Past Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in New York and first Vice-President of the Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the UN. In those capacities,...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Lisa Shannon, the Cofounder and CEO of Every Woman Treaty. She is an American author, human rights activist and scholar known for initiating campaigns in the international women’s movement, including founding Run for Congo Women and cofounding the first sexual violence crisis center in Mogadishu—Sister Somalia—in partnership with Fartun Adan Abdisalan...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Sharanya Sekaram, who identifies as a feminist writer, researcher, and activist. Based in Sri Lanka, she works primarily as an independent consultant in the gender space. She is passionate about the democratization of information and resources, as well as access to networks and spaces. In 2018 she co-founded a feminist collective called Everystory Sri...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Japleen Pasricha. Japleen smashes the patriarchy for a living! She is the founder-CEO & editor-in-chief of Feminism in India (FII), an award-winning digital intersectional feminist and bilingual media platform. She is also a TEDx speaker and was recognised as a Young Innovator in 2018 by World Summit Awards. Japleen has Masters and M.Phil degrees...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, a second-generation Fiji Island feminist working on the intersection of gender, media, communications, and peace by supporting the development and production of appropriate and accessible media. Currently she is the Chairperson and Gender Liaison of the Board of Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), the...

Eliza Garnsey is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College Cambridge. Her research focuses on art and visual culture in international relations and world politics, particularly in relation to human rights, transitional justice and conflict. Eliza’s current project focuses on visual jurisprude...

Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Nikita Jain, a journalist covering conflict, politics, women and civic issues among other things. She has pursued her undergraduate degree from Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi, and has a post-graduate diploma from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. This episode was recorded on January 14, 2021.

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Dominique Vidale-Plaza. Dominique worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2011 to 2019 in different capacities, focused on women and child protection and holistic (medical, psychosocial, legal + socio-economic) response to SGBV. She has worked at Panzi Hospital and Foundation under 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate: Dr. Denis Mukwege and is curr...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Rosemary Kalapurakal, the Director a.i. of the Sustainable Development Cluster (Inclusive Growth) of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, and is the Lead Advisor on 2030 Agenda. Previously, she was the Deputy Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme.

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Manuela Lavinas Picq, a Loewenstein Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor in Political Science at Amherst College. She is a professor of International Relations at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador. Her research tackles Indigenous politics and sexuality in world politics and Latin America. She is the author of  Vernacular Sover...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Dr J Ann Tickner, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American University. She is also a Professor Emerita at the University of Southern California where she taught for fifteen years before moving to American University. Her principle areas of teaching and research include international theory, peace and security, and feminist approaches to inte...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Laura Sjoberg, an American feminist scholar of international relations and international security. Her work specializes in gendered interpretations of just war theory, feminist security studies, and women's violence in global politics. She served as the Homebase Editor for the International Feminist Journal of Politics (with Cynthia Weber and Heidi Hu...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Aditi Mukund, the founder and creator of  Women in International Relations , a platform that seeks to amplify the voices of women in international relations, security, peace & conflict, and foreign policy; with a focus on India and the developing world. At present, she works at COVINTS, an Indian defense company, where her current roles...

We're two years old, and so much of our work has been possible because of our listeners and the amazing women we've been able to feature on the podcast. Listen to our special anniversary episode to know what three amazing women - Kamla Bhasin, Visaka Dharmadasa, and Laura Sjoberg - envision for a future of sustainable peace.

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Sahar Zareen Bandial, an Advocate of the High Courts based in Lahore, Pakistan. Sahar practices in a different range of areas. She has a keen interest in gender and law, and legislative drafting. Sahar co-authored the Anti-Rape Bill, which was passed into law as the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences Relating to Rape) Act in 2016, and the Punjab...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Mandy Sanghera, an award winning philanthropist, a community consultant and global campaigner, often referred to as a global catalyst. In addition to being an international human rights activist and motivational Tedx speaker from the UK, Mandy has traveled world over, empowering and motivating others. With over three&nbsp...

In this episode, Vaishnavi and Kirthi speak to Priyadharsini Palaniswamy. Priyadharsini (Founder, The Blue Club), a Chennai-based independent documentary filmmaker, is a journalist and an alumna of the Asian College of Journalism. After working with various media outlets, Priyadharsini decided that she would get into documentary filmmaking full-time. It’s this journey that led her towards set...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Sabin Muzaffar,  the Founder and Executive Editor of Ananke – a digital platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy and education. With over 20 years of experience in print and digital media, Sabin has successfully launched a digital internship program through the Ananke platform. She was selected as UN Women’s Empower Women Global Cham...

In this episode, Kirthi and Vaishnavi speak to Ayla Schlosser, the Portfolio Growth Specialist at the  Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation , where she provides strategic and operational support to social entrepreneurs to help them scale. Most recently, Ayla was the Co-founder and CEO of  Resonate , an organization that provides leadership and professional development training to women and...