November 2018
Think piece: Kate Horstead, Age International, considers the impact of structural inequalities across the entire life course, suggesting that this is an important area that needs more research and analysis.
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Workshop report: GADN and FEMNET brought together feminist advocates to discuss how our work contributes to longer-term goals—and whether it is truly transformative. Particularly, when it comes to macro-level economics.
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Briefing: A binding gender-just international accountability framework for Transnational Corporations (TNCs) is crucial. A collaboration between a wide range of organisations under the umbrella of the Feminists for a Binding Treaty coalition.
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Think piece: Zimbabwe-based feminist activist Nancy Kachingwe shares her thoughts about how best to tackle cultures of exploitation in the sector. Following revelations in early-2018 of sexual abuse and violence among international aid and humanitarian agencies.
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Briefing: Dinah Musindarwezo, Womankind Worldwide, outlines how public debt and its servicing are a particular problem for the African continent, undermining the ability of governments to meet their commitments on gender equality and the promotion of women’s rights.
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GADN recommendations: How INGOs should respond to revelations of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. Based on the experiences and research of GADN members organisations.
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Workshop report: Proposals to ensure that the safeguarding response was as robust as possible, following disclosures in early-2018 of sexual harassment and abuse by male staff in INGOs and their partner organisations - of women staff, and women and girls using INGO services.
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GADN submission (Women's Economic Justice Working Group): To the International Development Select Committee Inquiry on DFID's Economic Development Strategy. Commitments to women's economic empowerment are welcome, but structural barriers must be taken take into account if it is to deliver on its commitments.
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May 2018
Briefing: Political economy analysis ignores one of the most pervasive systems of power in society – gender. A gendered political economy analysis examines how gender and other social inequalities shape people’s access to power and resources, and ensures that women’s perspectives inform the process, content and use of the analysis.
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GADN submission: To the the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights on the links and the impact of economic reforms and austerity measures on women’s human rights. Ahead of the Independent Expert's thematic report to the UN General Assembly, 73rd session (2018).
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This compilation of guidance and resources has been prepared by Elanor Jackson and Kanwal Ahluwalia for GADN members who are trying to ensure that their organisations’ responses to sexual harassment revelations is transformative and based on a women’s rights perspective.
Read MoreNovember 2017
Intersectionality is increasingly referred to among feminists but frequently undefined, leaving the term open to a variety of interpretations: what it means in practice and how to put it to use is still unclear to many. GADN attempts a summary of the discussion in order to assist our members and colleagues to better define the concept and how to use it.
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Discussion paper: The ability to advance women’s economic empowerment will be shaped by the overall economic environment, and macroeconomic policies. A collaboration with members of the UNSG’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Led by UN Women, with contributions from GADN, WIEGO, the ILO, the ITUC, Open Society Foundations and ActionAid.
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GADN was invited to comment on the way forward for the UK Department for International Development's (DFID) Strategic Vision for Women and Girls.
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Trade has the potential to advance gender equality and realise women’s rights by expanding decent work opportunities for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development. However, in many cases this potential has not been fulfilled; trade, and the agreements that establish its rules, have impacted negatively on the lives of many women.
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On 28 February 2017, GADN, AWID and their allies formulated key steps for limiting the power of transnational corporations to infringe on women’s rights – and supporting economic justice for women everywhere.
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Government economic policy shapes women’s lives, and could be a force for equality, yet too often this potential is not realised. Government’s must play a central role in achieving women’s economic empowerment, they should prioritise tackling the underlying barriers to economic empowerment, particularly those faced by marginalised women.
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Unpaid care work, performed mostly by women around the world, is a key piece of the empowerment puzzle: it entrenches the subordination of women in society but, at the same time, it is indispensable for economic growth and human wellbeing. We outline key recommendations to governments around unpaid care work.
Read MoreJanuary 2017
Ahead of the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), the Gender & Development Network has developed a factsheet which provides an overview of the structural economic barriers to women’s economic empowerment. For each of these areas, the factsheet makes recommendations to governments.
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Our initial response to the Panel’s first report, Leave no one behind: a call to action on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, outlines its strengths as well as the areas where more work will be needed as we move forward to the Panel’s next report in March 2017.
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