Shazia Z. Rafi
Bio:
Shazia Z. Rafi is former Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) from 1996-2013 and was the first woman on the ballot and runner-up finalist for the Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary-General election. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, she graduated from Bryn Mawr College and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She lives in New York City and her website is www.shaziarafi.com.
Shazia Z. Rafi is a WMC SheSource expert on international security, arms control, international law, international treaties, international women’s rights, international human rights policy and violations, political Islam, Africa, Asia, diplomacy, environment, international issues, Middle East and North Africa, politics, and religion. She is the WMC Live with Robin Morgan correspondent for South Asia.
Activists whose work incorporates ecological, health, and equality campaigns have moved from protesting outside the halls of power to become elected legislators writing and passing the environmental protection frameworks that they campaigned for.
In the absence of action by the US federal government, local, regional, and business leaders are stepping up all over the world.
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In spite of the Trump administration's attacks on the environment, renewable energy is gaining in the market—and women’s leadership is key in the movement away from fossil fuels.
Efforts to push for the first woman head of the U.N. failed last year, but the new secretary-general, António Guterres, has pledged gender parity during his five-year term. How can he make it happen?
As the United Nations General Assembly gathers this week, the Security Council will consider candidates to replace the current secretary-general. Will entrenched sexism get in the way of choosing a woman for the job?
The movement to elect the first woman United Nations Secretary-General is gaining momentum as the year begins.
A new UN report issues a strong call for bringing more women to the table in peace negotiations and all aspects of peacekeeping.
The UN and other international groups are taking a look at the status of women in the media at a time of crisis for freedom of expression and journalist safety.
While women still lag behind men by almost any economic measure, Shazia Rafi reports that all over the world, advocates are building momentum to bring us closer to equality.