Women’s Rights

The Vienna+20 NGO Conference “Human rights in crisis“

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Analysis, Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and Petitions, Women's Rights

by Claudia Thallmayer More than 140 persons from various CSOs around the world gathered in Vienna on 2526 June 2013, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights and its Vienna Declaration and…

20 years after: the Women’s Human Rights paradigm in the neoliberal context

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Feminist Economics, Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Reports and Publications, Women's Rights

The past 20 years show some progress with the women’s rights and the human rights paradigm in Europe. However the development is caught up in the global neo-liberal transformation that at the same time is greatly undermining equality, protection of…

WIDE+ Workshop: “Identifying feminist opportunities and voices in times of crises”

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 21, 2013July 25, 2021in Feminist Economics, Feminist Solidarities, Women's Rights

Around 40 feminists from across Europe gathered in Madrid, Spain, last July 4th 2013, to reflect on the new strategies, spaces and challenges that feminists face. Five key note speeches and an open floor session gave room to an inspiring…