Women In Development Europe+

WIDE+ is a European network of associations and activists that fights for women’s rights, as part of a larger struggle for social justice, sustainable livelihoods and human rights. We advocate changing European policies that affect people in and outside of Europe. WIDE+ promotes inclusive and intersectional feminist movement building in Europe, in solidarity with feminists in the global South.
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Upcoming Gender and Trade Webinar: Pesticides, Human Health and Gender: Lessons from Research in Costa Rica | Plaguicidas, salud humana y género: lecciones de las investigaciones en Costa Rica

Via Zoom. 📅29 October 2026 | 29 de octubre 2026 🕛17-18:30 CET | 10:00–11:30 Costa Rica 🌐In Spanish & English | En español e inglés Registration here | Regístrate aquí English: The WIDE+ Gender and Trade Working Group organizes the…

Launch of report and recordings ‘Webinar Series – Feminist alternatives for Europe’s uncharted future focusing on Eastern Europe and Central Asia, May and July, 2026’

What does feminist resistance look like in a region facing war, authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, and shrinking civic space? WIDE+’s 2026 Spring webinar series, Feminist Alternatives for Europe’s Uncharted Future, brought together feminist activists, researchers, and journalists to explore this question…

Longing for the “Spirit of Seattle”: As the climate and global politics heat up, a curious calm reigns at the WTO Public Forum 2026

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, having been originally convened in 2001 as the Symposium on Issues Confronting the World Trading System. During the infamous 1999 Battle of Seattle and what came to…