A champion for human rights and gender equalityAs a prominent member of the Griffith Law School and the Law Futures Centre, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer has dedicated her career to advancing Mar 06 25March 06, 2025Article at griffith.edu.au
G20 leaders talk up climate action but avoid real commitments, casting a shadow over crucial Glasgow talksWorld leaders stand in front of the Trevi Fountain on the second day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome, Italy, 31 October 2021 (Photo: EPA/Roberto Monaldo/ Lapresse/Pool) CAITLIN BYRNE AND SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | The G20 summit in Rome concluded over… Nov 01 21November 01, 2021Article at blogs.griffith.edu.au
G20 leaders talk up climate action but avoid real commitments, casting a shadow over crucial Glasgow talksThe G20 summit in Rome concluded over the weekend with a disappointing outcome for Earth’s climate. Leaders of the world’s wealthiest countries, including Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, failed to reach a commitment to phase out fossil… Nov 01 21November 01, 2021Article at The Conversation
Covid-19 responses: Why feminist leadership matters in a crisisExtraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and, as seen by the actions of the White House and even our own Australian government, the usual mandates for gender balance and equality have already fallen by the wayside. It hardly seems like a… Mar 31 20March 31, 2020Article at lowyinstitute.org
G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromisePrime Minister Scott Morrison has had a busy fortnight of international diplomacy. Barely had the dust settled from his performance at the Pacific Island Forum in Tuvalu, than the prime minister announced troop commitments to the Straits of Hormuz,… Aug 26 19August 26, 2019Article at The Conversation
Diplomacy and defence remain a boys’ club, but women are making inroadsThe Lowy Institute has launched a three-year study on gender representation in Australia’s diplomatic, defence and intelligence services, and the findings are critical: gender diversity lags significantly behind Australia’s public service and… Jul 09 19July 09, 2019Article at The Conversation
Next government must find Australia’s place in a turbulent and rapidly changing worldThis is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. The 2019 federal election,… Mar 08 19March 08, 2019Article at The Conversation
Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019By the end of 2019 we should be able to assess how Australia is travelling with the grand plan laid out in the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. In this, an election year, I examine the status of our most important international relationships. My… Jan 04 19January 04, 2019Article at blogs.griffith.edu.au
Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019By the end of 2019 we should be able to assess how Australia is travelling with the grand plan laid out in the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. In this, an election year, I examine the status of our most important international relationships. My… Jan 03 19January 03, 2019Article at The Conversation
In his first major foreign policy test, Morrison needs to stick to the scriptAttending a global leaders summit might look easy – all interesting shirts, family-style photos and unusual handshakes – but these occasions can prove extremely difficult for leaders who focus solely on domestic politics or brand new leaders with… Nov 13 18November 13, 2018Article at The Conversation
The rise and rise of Asia’s cities(Image: iStock) SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND CHURUKA EKANAYAKE | Why Focus on Cities? On 12 March 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chair of the Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), tweeted: ‘While nations talk, cities act’. Amidst trends in… Nov 08 18November 08, 2018Article at blogs.griffith.edu.au
New Frontiers in Gender-responsive Governance: Five Years of the W20Summary 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of the first grouping of the W20, the engagement group of the G20 that focuses on gender-inclusive economic growth and advocates for gender equality across the G20 agenda. Formally launched under the Turkish… Nov 06 18November 06, 2018Article at Chatham House
With Bishop gone, Morrison and Payne face significant challenges on foreign policyWith all the focus this week on new Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s domestic challenges, less attention has been paid to the international impact of the leadership change and any new directions for Australian foreign policy. Morrison’s foreign policy… Aug 28 18August 28, 2018Article at The Conversation
No Going Back: Making Gender Equality Happen - Susan Harris RimmerThis annual forum brings together a committed group of scholars, policymakers, activists, business people and entrepreneurs to generate key policy ideas for the G20 to explore the following year and support the work of the Women 20 (W20). Aug 01 18August 01, 2018Video at Chatham House
Gender-smart Procurement: Policies for Driving ChangeGovernments need to rethink public procurement policy. They need to use it as a strategic lever to accelerate gender-inclusive economic growth through the application of state spending power, while maintaining rigorous governance standards. Reform of… Dec 21 17December 21, 2017Article at Chatham House
Seven traps for Turnbull this Asian summit seasonAsia's ‘Summit Season’ begins this week and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a high degree of diplomatic difficulty on this big Asian stage. Three Asian multilateral meetings are scheduled back to back: the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation… Nov 08 17November 08, 2017Article at lowyinstitute.org
A Murky Path to a Worthy Goal: The G20 Women's InitiativeIt may have been lost in the hype, but a major new initiative to support women’s economic development was launched at the G20 Summit in Hamburg and the Trump family had a lot to do with its success. The Group of 20 Leaders Summit in Hamburg was full… Jul 19 17July 19, 2017Article at Australian Outlook
Why Ivanka Trump was the least newsworthy aspect of the Women20 SummitIt is an odd sensation to find oneself in the middle of a global media moment. As the women around me gently hissed at Ivanka Trump on stage at the W20 Summit in Berlin, hundreds of cameras flashing around me, I had to wonder how this slightly… Apr 28 17April 28, 2017Article at lowyinstitute.org
War, conflict, economic strife: the world in 2017 is rife with hot spots, but leavened by hopeIn all the attention rightfully given to the new US administration and Brexit, one could be forgiven for forgetting that other difficult political situations exist around the world. But they do exist, and in the uncertainty that surrounds global… Feb 28 17February 28, 2017Article at The Conversation
Why Christine Lagarde says women are the answer to the world’s economic growth problemIMF managing director Christine Lagarde has once again reminded global leaders that if they want economic growth they could start by investing in women. All too often the response to such a suggestion is an uncomfortable silence. Lagarde’s most… Sep 22 16September 22, 2016Article at The Conversation
