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Exposing, Resisting, Developing Alternatives - WIDE Annual Conference 2010, Press Release, Conclusions&Reccomendations.

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WIDE Newsletter

Download the most recent WIDE Newsletter with news from July 2010

WIDE Welcomes Belgian EU Presidency By Susanna Jussila

UN Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women UN Press Release

European Parliament Resolution on New EU Strategy for Gender Equality By Luisa Antolin

CONCORDAidWatch Report: Gender is the Key to Achieving the MDGs By Susanna Jussila

Marcela Benavides: Towards a ´True´ Dialogue Between Latin American and European NGOs By Susanna Jussila

Domestic Workers Begin to See Some Rights By Claudia Ciobanu

Hansina Djurhuus Shares her Thoughts about the CEDAW Conference on Concluding Observations By Hansina Djurhuus

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"Policy Coherence with Gender Equality, Equity and Rights in Development Cooperation" - WWG Statement at the 2010 ECOSOC High Level Segment, 28 June -2 July 2010

´EU trade policy hits poor´ - S2B Press Release. EU trade commissioner discusses new EU trade strategy to European Parliament trade committee.

"Reclaiming public interest in Europe's international investment policy" - Civil society statement on the future of Europe's international investment policy

Latest publications  

WIDE Annual Report 2009

WIDE is delighted to present our Annual Report 2009. This publication combines the overview of the network's activities implemented throughout year 2009.

The report is focusing how WIDE network used the multidimensional (economic, financial, social and environmental) crisis to de-legitimise the current neo-liberal economic and trade system from a feminist perspective.

You can download WIDE Annual Report from here.

"The mobilisation of gender equality and women´s rights organisations towards Accra: actions, strategies, successes and challenges" - This publication aims to document crucial and key alliance among women´s rights organisations around the aid effectiveness agenda by analysing the different processes and actions that took place, the strengths and weaknesses found during the process, as well as providing lessons for the challenges of the future. Download the pdf version of this publication from here.

Taking Stock: The financial crisis and development from a feminist perspective"Taking Stock: the financial crisis and development from a feminist perspective" is WIDE's position paper on the global social, economic and environmental crisis. This publication has been authored by Ursula Dullnig, Brita Neuhold, Traude Novy, Kathrin Pelzer, Edith Schnitzer, Barbara Schöllenberger, Claudia Thallmayer from WIDE Austria. Read the press release.

In Search of Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social Justice: Voices from India

"In search of economic alternatives: Voices from India" is a new publication from WIDE. It is an edited collection of short essays by Indian authors on economic structures, relations and principles that are needed to serve the goals of sustainable economic and human development, poverty eradication, social justice, and empowerment of the most vulnerable segments of society: women, Taken together, the 12 essays form an agenda of alternative thinking, linking gender with other social, livelihood, and democratic concerns.

Download the electronic version of the paper from here

WE CARE! Feminist Responses to the Care Crises

A new publication from WIDE, the Annual Conference report, entitled "WE CARE! Feminist responses to the care crises" explains how the interlocking global crises impact women´s cultural, economic and social rights. It discusses in detail how women´s role as caregivers is affected by the current global economic policies, and it outlines proposals, best practices and suggestions to create a world that is based on alternative concepts of work, livelihoods and well-being in relation to care work. The report can be downloaded from here. We also invite you to check the reports from WIDE AC workshops. Click here to download.

For any additional information about WIDE AC 2009, you are invited to check WIDE AC 2009 blog.

Trade Liberalisation, Gender Equality, Policy Space: the case of the contested EU-India FTA

In the context of the multidimensional crises and the restructuring of economic and political power relations, a fresh look at trade policies between the EU and India and at the nexus of social justice, gender, development and trade is necessary. Christa Wichterich and Kalyani Menon-Sen explore social and gender justice dimensions of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

Download the electronic version of this paper here.

Microcredit: an alternative for women's empowerment? Report of a one-day consultation, organized by WIDE on May 15th, 2009 in Brussels is now available! Download the report in English, in Spanish and in French.

WIDE is launching its Friends in the Media Network! Find out more and join the group!