Laura Turquet

Laura Turquet is the manager and co-author of U.N. Women’s flagship report, "Progress of the World’s Women." For the past decade, she has worked at U.N. Women leading major research reports that inform the organization’s advocacy objectives and empower civil society and governments to seek and implement change. She is a co-founder of the U.N. Feminist Network and previously worked at various NGOs.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Looking closer to home for progress on the SDGs

over 6 years ago // Sustainable development goals

New research by UN Women shows that families can play a crucial role in advancing gender equality. Laura Turquet explains.

Opinion: What would a UN Feminist Agenda look like?

about 9 years ago // United Nations

Women and girls continue to suffer from violence, exclusion, and discrimination globally — and the U.N. can and should do much more to walk its own talk on gender equality and women's rights, argue Laura Turquet and Sarah Douglas. Here are four ways the new U.N. secretary-general can implement a feminist agenda.

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