Javier Milei Infuriates G-20 by Rejecting Call for Gender Equality
- Argentina against G-20 consensus on women equality, climate
- G-20 considers issuing communique signed by only 19 members
President Javier Milei’s opposition to what had been widely consensual ideas at the G-20 stands to be one of his boldest foreign policy moves during his first year in office.
Photographer: Arthur Menescal/BloombergJavier Milei became world famous for the radical economic policies he’s implementing in Argentina, but it’s his lesser known views on gender equality and climate change that are angering Group of 20 leaders who are set to meet in Rio de Janeiro next month.
Under Milei’s guidance, Argentine negotiators earlier this month refused to sign a statement on female empowerment that had the support of all other G-20 nations, including those not exactly at the vanguard of women’s rights such as Saudi Arabia. Brazil then issued a chair statement on the theme, noting that all G-20 members except Argentina had agreed to the text.