News about EU, trade, development and gender justice, Newsletter May 2015, issue 2

European Parliament FEMM Committee adopts its recommendations for the EU Strategy for equality between women and men The FEMM committee of the EP adopted by 20 votes in favour, 12 votes against and 3 abstentions the own-initiative report on "the…

WIDE+ joins EWL statement on latest disappointing UN Commission of the Status of Women Declaration

European Women’s Lobby CSW59 Political Declaration: Women’s organisations in Europe and North America call on UN member states to Commit, Accelerate and Invest in women’s and girls’ human rights The just concluded 59th session of the UN Commission on the…

A feminist perspective on the 4th De-Growth Conference

In this article Christa Wichterich reflects on the discourses and strategies discussed during the 4th De-Growth Conference. De conference brought 3000 people together in Leipzig, in September 2014, through 450 workshops, cultural events and plenaries. In terms of discourse the current “de-growth” discourse can be…