A challenge to men in 2019: Embrace gender issues within foreign policy
This year, both men and women in
foreign policy circles should place more value on issues involving gender —
here are five ways to do so.
Lauren Dobson-Hughes / @ldobsonhughes
Expert, international development and global health
Lauren Dobson-Hughes is a former political staffer, former president of Planned Parenthood Ottawa, and now works in international development and global health.
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