How are the wounded masculine and feminine shaping Domestic and Foreign Affairs?

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How do we measure an Individual, State or System has “too much” power?

How are Individuals and Structures of Governance envisioning the acquisition, distribution and removal of Power(s)? If power exists in relation, are humans framing abundance of power through self and collective defeating or thriving modes? 

Why is an abundance of violence in Politics and IR normalized while an abundance of nonviolence, love and empathy is disregarded, if not seen, as incompatible with these fields? 

Is there a “fair” and “nonviolent” way to have an Abundance of Power in Politics and IR that doesn’t bring others the perception of being stripped away from their own power, that doesn’t fuel the notion of Scarcity?

Let’s continue the conversation, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter at @womanhood_ir 

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Do we relate to power from a perspective that “Others” have it? Do we look at power as something that is scarce?

When do people stop believing, feeling or acting like they have any power? When do Individuals, States or Systems accept they are…power-less? 

Are we scared of discovering or growing our own power for fear of being held accountable for it?

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Join the upcoming EU-LAC Foundation Feminist Foreign Policy Model Best Practices Forum on October 1-2, 2024. Hybrid model, registration link: https://eulacfoundation.org/es/foro-politica-exterior-feminista-eu-lac-conceptos-buenas-practicas-y-lecciones-aprendidas-para

How the white female gaze gives meaning to relations and systems of power? Why was the Barbie movie so triggering to watch for many audiences worldwide?

How it portrayed United States' white feminism advocacy issues, fears, struggles and the quest for liberation from perceived chains of oppression? What can we learn from the creation and destruction of gynocentric systems of meaning, including... the possible appropriation of the concept of patriarchy?

A feminist review of the film Barbie (2023).

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After producing +180 episodes and interviews for the podcast- on a wide range of topics from Feminist Theory in IR, FFPs, Conflict, Peace, Race, Gender, Climate Change and more-, for our 5th anniversary we launched a podcast data report on the trends and insights we have covered in the 3 levels of IR analysis. 

From the Absence of Women to the Missing Men: Whose identities, norms and concepts are leading States' behavior and why? How the study and praxis of International Relations is shaped by unequal gender and power dynamics? 

These and many more questions can be found in this data report.

We want to thank Cecilia, Maria, Chelo, Fabiana, Maren, Joselyn and Alexis for registering your interest in the launch of the data report and thank you to all the podcast listeners who have followed the different explorations in the span of five years and still continue learning and unlearning.

Your interest, feedback, constructive criticism and support to this work means a lot to me and I hope to continue improving in my research, growing as a woman and as a professional as I advance the production of this small independent media platform.

You can watch the 90 minute presentations in English and Spanish languages available in my Youtube channel:

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If you would like to book a consulting session, explore possible partnerships or upcoming event presentations in English or Spanish languages, please fill out this contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2tH19jS1l0tQHw0Eg8Q88Bh131JgKFAyJwMVIqr-sEUku6Q/viewform

💜 Looking forward to reading your impressions on the different trends and insights shared as we continue this journey, thank you for your support to my work these past 5 years.

The Maya Train project began construction in 2020 in Mexico amidst several controversies over its social, gender and environmental impacts and the lack of information. How has the construction affected the biodiversity of the region and the lives of local and indigenous populations in the Yucatán Peninsula? 

An interview with Marielle Camara, Mexican internationalist and public policy analyst from Cancun who is leading an ongoing investigative report on the Tren Maya megaproject.

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Are political campaigns becoming a "good business" to enter to? Or... stay in?

A review and political commentary of the film Our Brand is Crisis (2015).

Join us in this new exploration and register for the upcoming free podcast report launch on July 23rd. Free rsvp in English or Spanish languages: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh8oJVizgS4QaXSVBQRyrK4iHSXtSkOwnt_g4kkyAJnb-A3Q/viewform

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To mark the 5th year anniversary of our podcast, we want to invite our community of listeners to the launch of a new free report where we will connect the dots on the 180 exploratory and explanatory episodes and interviews we have recorded so far regarding gender perspectives, activism and feminist and constructivist theories applied to International Relations. 

We will provide insights on our findings in the 3 levels of IR analysis and embark on a wider conversation on the study, praxis and local/international media coverages of People, Politics & World Affairs.

The report will be launched on July 23rd in English and Spanish languages at different hours. In English at 12 p.m. Eastern Time and in Spanish language at 6 p.m. Eastern time.

Join the webinar live and spread the word among your networks, thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!

Free registration for English or Spanish languages: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh8oJVizgS4QaXSVBQRyrK4iHSXtSkOwnt_g4kkyAJnb-A3Q/viewform

Is it possible that world leaders today may be exhibiting, numbing or inflicting individual and/or collective pain in domestic or foreign policies?

What is the connection between pain, power and transnational feminism? What causes the disconnection of seeing pain only as a personal experience instead of it being, also, a collective one?

Have Individuals or States engaged in life-draining instead of life-sustaining decisions?

Which economic/cultural/religious systems weaponize pain and which others prioritize wellbeing for Humans & Earth sustainable evolution?

An interview with Dr. L. Ayu Saraswati, professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Hawai`i and author of "Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain" (2023), and "Seeing Beauty, Sensing Race in Transnational Indonesia" (2024).

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Is the media coverage of foreign policy focusing on states’ behavior to, purposely, dehumanize people? How mainstream, traditional and social media coverages of international conflicts are influenced by and/or can influence too: People, States & Systems?

How complex is the experience of covering human rights violations, defense and protection? Can media coverages of human rights violations and mass crimes vary depending on the diplomatic, economic, religious and cultural ties of the countries’ news companies, journalists and editors are from, based on or respond to?

Are states foregoing Humanitarian Intervention and R2P mechanisms because economic, diplomatic and religious ties with private or third party actors triumph over, or come at the expense of, the suffering of “other” people? 

Which human stories of conflict, justice, peace and memory become top news and why others aren’t? Where are these stories being told and who is paying attention, ridiculing, ignoring or censuring them? 

A Spanish-language interview with Marta Saiz, freelance human rights journalist with more than a decade of experience covering conflict, migration and human rights stories in Iran, Greece, Palestine, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay;  winner of the 2021 Premio de periodismo de migración laboral of the International Labour Organization. 

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