The Feminist Economic Education Working Group carries forward WIDE+’s commitment to economic justice, intersectional feminism, and feminist economics education.
The Feminist Economics Education Working Group brings together educators, activists, researchers, and organisations to develop feminist and popular education approaches (inspired by the tradition of Paulo Freire), share knowledge and practice, and connect with the global community of feminist economists and popular educators.
Today’s global political landscape lays bare the deep contradictions of capitalism, patriarchy, and (neo)colonialism. Global capitalism continues to deepen economic inequality: It demands austerity from the many while the wealth and power of a few – overwhelmingly men in the Global North – grows unchecked. Inequality increases both between and within countries and harms both people and the planet.
Yet we see cracks in this order – openings for transformative change – and we believe feminist economics education is among the key tools to widen those cracks, in service of social justice organising and the collective imagining and building of just alternatives.
WIDE+ (and its predecessor WIDE) has engaged in feminist economics education for decades, working to advance gender justice in European and global economic and trade policies. The WIDE+ network, as well as individual members and member organisations, have developed accessible educational resources on key topics in feminist economics, including social protection and the care economy, neoliberal macroeconomic policies, trade agreements, socio-ecological transformation, and neo-colonial extractivism.
We are particularly committed to the tradition of popular education rooted in Paulo Freire’s work. We see teaching and learning as a political and collaborative process that starts from people’s lived experiences and builds collective power for change.
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Join the Working Group
Whether you are new to feminist economics education or have years of practice, we invite you to join a space where European and global perspectives on feminist popular economics education meet – to learn, exchange, and build alternatives together. WIDE+ membership is not required, but we encourage participants to consider joining the broader WIDE+ network as voting members to strengthen our collective voice.
Our Working Group collaborates online via email exchange and meets monthly via Zoom.
If you would like to join, please contact Maëlann Yvin at feministeconeduc@gmail.com.
Activities and Agenda
As a Working Group, we have given ourselves three main roles:
Develop and apply feminist education approaches and new methods, including digital methods, that respond to today’s exploitative global economic realities – through workshops, experimentation, and ongoing critical reflection on our practice.
Share theoretical and practical information on feminist popular economics education. We develop and distribute manuals, guidebooks, documented experiences, and other resources within the WIDE+ network, our partners, and interested larger audiences.
Contribute to ongoing international exchanges around feminist economics education and network with the global community of popular educators as well as feminist economists. We aim to bring a feminist, Europe-based perspective to these exchanges – and to amplify the critical insights of popular educators from the Global South within our networks.