Oxana Pushkina

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Author Bio

Oxana Pushkina is an international expert in women’s rights, gender equality, and social policy, with over 30 years of experience in journalism. She’s also a former deputy in the Russian State Duma and a former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), where she served on the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, advocating for women’s and children’s rights; she now lives in the US. In 2020, she was named one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women. Pushkina is also a Public Voices Fellow on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls, a partnership between Equality Now and The OpEd Project.

Most Recent
March 10, 2025

The Democrats can’t afford to roll over

I’ve sat through five presidential addresses in my life. But they were all in Russia, where I was a member of the State Duma. And I have to say, the U.S. president’s address to Congress…

Oxana Pushkina
Most Recent
February 10, 2025

Is Trump Borrowing a Page on Social Issues from Russia?

The recent removal of information on birth control, domestic violence, and abortion from U.S. government websites is not just a bureaucratic adjustment. It is an ideological move, signaling the next phase of the Trump administration’s push to…

Oxana Pushkina
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December 3, 2024

Women Can be Leaders for Global Peace

President Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles to support Ukrainian Armed Forces units operating in Russia’s Kursk region, The New York Timesreports, citing government sources. And Ukraine immediately used them, striking ammunition depots…

Oxana Pushkina