This episode of the Podcast from the Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership features an interview with Leslie MacLean, Canada’s Deputy Minister for International Development. From her position at Global Affairs Canada, Ms. MacLean has played a leading role in the implementation of Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy.

Ms. MacLean discusses some of the lessons learned from the implementation of the policy, and how it has adapted to respond to the gendered dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

*Background music: Inspirational piano. Memory Music.