RT Article T1 Foreword to the special issue “feminist approaches to justice: contributions to CSW66” JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice VO 47 IS 2 SP 103 OP 105 A1 Joseph, Janice 19XX- LA English YR 2023 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/184395849X AB The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have affected the lives and livelihoods of women around the world and their economic impacts are having a regressive effect on gender equality (Madgavkar et al., 2020). Consequently, the gender gap between men and women that has been amplified by the pandemic is not expected to close for another 136 years (Armstrong, 2021). As President of the World Society of Victimology, I am pleased to provide this forward to the special issue. The World Society of Victimology is dedicated to improving the plight of victims of crime and the abuse of power around the globe. These issues are linked to the global fight for gender equality. K1 multiple intersectional gender identities K1 Empowerment K1 Women K1 Intersectionality K1 Gender Equality DO 10.1080/01924036.2023.2179647