COVID 19: a feminist response to a global pandemic
June 2020
Briefing: The COVID-19 pandemic exposes long-standing structural inequalities. While women and women’s rights organisations have continued to be frontline responders during this pandemic, they have also been disproportionately impacted by its effects – within the household, in the public sphere and on the frontlines.
This briefing, written in collaboration with GADN’s Working Groups, examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across a number of key thematic issues and makes recommendations on how to ‘build back better’.
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COVID-19 & women's equal participation and leadership
June 2020
Briefing: During the COVID-19 pandemic, as in previous crises, women and women’s rights organisations are frequently essential frontline responders, and have invaluable knowledge of what works. If responses to COVID-19 are to be appropriate and effective, then women and their organisations will have to participate, and share leadership, in decision-making over their design and implementation. This briefing, written by the Women's political participation & leadership working group, proposes specific recommendations on how this can be achieved.
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Communication on COVID-19 with the Secretary of State for International Development
April 2020
Response: GADN, alongside its sister networks and a select number of CEOs from our member organisations wrote to the Secretary of State for International Development to highlight the need for a strong gender analysis to be at the heart of DFID's Coronavirus response, as well as to encourage increased support to local women's rights organisations who were acting as frontline responders.
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Feminist Responses to COVID-19: A conversation with Southern Women’s Rights Organisations
April 2020
Webinar: As part of GADN’s quarterly members’ meeting, we were joined by Noelene Nabulivou, Leah Eryenyu and Mishy Singano to discuss how the pandemic is playing out in the Global South and how Women’s Rights Organisations are responding and organising.
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GADN response to the UK National Audit Office Report: ‘Improving the lives of women and girls overseas’
April 2020
Response: The NAO Report ‘Improving the lives of women and girls overseas’ explores whether DFID has secured value for money in improving gender equality. The Gender and Development Network has outlined its main reflections in response to the report.
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Feminist Responses to COVID-19
April 2020
Update: As the Covid-19 global epidemic escalates, feminists from across the world have been examining its gendered impacts and the need for feminist approaches to be at the heart of all responses. We will continue to add helpful resources to this page as they are published
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CSW64: An Update
March 2020
Update: The current global public health concerns has resulted in a scaled-down version of CSW64. This paper aims to provide an update of what has happened as part of this reduced version of CSW and lays out some possible next steps
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25 YEARS ON: Realising the Beijing Declaration’s unfulfilled promise on macroeconomic policy
February 2020
Webinar: This webinar aims to inform feminists and women's rights advocates about what the BPfA has to say about macroeconomic policy and what still needs to be addressed in order to realise the ambitions it set out. I
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The Beijing+25 review process: An Update
February 2020
Update: As we kick-start 2020 and ramp up plans to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), GADN has released an update to help members get a better understanding of what’s coming up.
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The impact of PPPs on gender equality and women’s rights
February 2020
Briefing: As public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly promoted, concerns about their impact are rising. This briefing concludes that the ideologically driven promotion of PPPs should be replaced by a much more nuanced and evidenced approach.
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Macroeconomic Policy and the Beijing +25 Process
January 2020
Briefing: 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), arguably the most progressive global agenda yet for advancing women’s rights. This briefing concludes that specific economic policy reforms are vital if the aspirations made a quarter century ago are now to be realised.
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Safeguarding and Beyond: One Year On
November 2019
Workshop report: Following revelations of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse within INGOs GADN convened two workshops to reflect on the ways organisations have – and have not – responded. Includes participant’s reflections and recommendations. Written by Heather Cole.
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Solution – or part of the problem?
November 2019
Briefing: As more and more INGOs move into women’s rights work the need for deeper thought and self-reflection has become increasingly apparent. Two women’s rights organisations share their views about what they want, and don’t want, from INGOs. Written in partnership with AWID and FEMNET.
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Capitalism, postcolonialism and gender: Complicating development
July 2019
Thinkpiece: It has become increasingly important to think about development through the lens of intersectionality. This Thinkpiece shows how postcolonial theory also has much to offer, exploring how both intersectionality and postcolonial feminism can expand our understanding of gender, race and capitalism. Written by Sara Salem.
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Push No One Behind: how current economic policy exacerbates gender inequality
July 2019
Briefing: Aspirations to ‘leave no one behind’ cannot be met while women continue to be pushed behind by economic policies such as austerity. Governments must consider the myriad of alternative policies that put rights and equality first. Written with FEMNET.
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GADN Annual Report 2019
June 2019
GADN has had another successful year promoting gender equality and women’s rights globally. We have influenced UK and international decision makers to improve the impact of their work, and supported our members to continue improving their policy and practice.
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Can public-private partnerships deliver gender equality?
March 2019
Briefing: Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been widely promoted to help countries finance SDG targets, despite growing evidence that challenges the capacity of PPPs to deliver gender equality and other social goals. Written in partnership with Eurodad and FEMNET.
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How social protection, public services and infrastructure impact women’s rights
January 2019
Briefing: Social protection, public services and infrastructure interact with women’s rights and gender equality. If Governments maximise spending in these areas in an integrated, gender-responsive way, it can be a powerful tool for gender equality. Written in partnership with FEMNET.
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Developing a life course approach to women’s rights and gender equality
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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Towards feminist advocacy on macro-level economics
September 2018
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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