Workshop 1: Right wing populism: a threat to gender equality and women’s rights

Right wing populism is on the rise in western and eastern Europe. The workshop explores the interwovenness of racism and anti-feminism, of nationalistic and xenophobic discourses. What are counter-arguments and counter-strategies? How to overcome the growing polarization of societies? Speakers:…

WIDE+ member GADIP Conference “ Beijing+20” report available

The network Gender and Development in Practice, GADIP organized last November at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden a conference reviewing Beijing+20. The theme was “How do we continue the work?”, reviewing the twelve prioritized areas in the Beijing Platform…

UN Woman respond to WIDE+ concerns for the woman refugees in Europe and Turkey

Ms. I. Solrun Gisladottir, UN Women Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, and representative to Turkey responded to WIDE+ letter about the vulnerable situation of women refugees in Europe and in Turkey. She replied that UN Women shares many…