Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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Anne Marie Goetz

Clinical Professor at NYU Center for Global Affairs

Anne Marie Goetz is a clinical professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs and was previously director of the peace and security section of UN Women. She is the author of seven books on gender, politics and policy in developing countries.

OPINIONS

Feminist Wanted: Seeking the Next Leader of UN Women

Opinion by Anne Marie Goetz and Joanne Sandler
• July 8, 2021

UN Women is looking for a new executive director. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a former vice president of South Africa, is stepping down after eight years at the helm. The appointment comes as the Generation Equality Forum in Paris just ended, with…

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OPINIONS

The UN’s Gender Parity Goals: The Backlash Begins

Opinion by Anne Marie Goetz and Paige Arthur
• January 23, 2019

One year into the United Nations’ new strategy for gender parity among staff members at all levels, a gendered backlash has emerged, even as parity has been achieved at the highest echelons of the world body. Political will from…