Today’s globalized world poses new threats and challenges to women, their families and communities. Street protests have turned into debates, in which today’s female leaders, together with men, question the political and economic systems that are keeping gender inequalities alive.
For this purpose feminist thinkers and development experts from all over the world will come to The Hague for the 7th WIDE Annual Conference. Titled ‘Feminist visions on a just Europe’, this year's Wide Conference will focuss on addressing Europe’s responsibility towards women’s rights and gender equality by promoting fair and just global Trade and Development. The conference is hosted by WO=MEN, the brand new Dutch Gender Platform.
WO=MEN, the Dutch Gender Platform was formed in 2007 to increase attention for gender inequality worldwide and to bring together Dutch based development professionals, policy makers, activists, academics, entrepreneurs and men and women alike. WIDE has existed for nearly twenty years and has been working as a professional gender network with a European and Global scope. WIDE organises an annual conference to discuss and envision developments in gender justice. Previous conferences took place in Madrid, Warshaw and London.
The mix of conference presentations, workshops, open spaces and discussions will enable participants to deepen understanding on how ongoing reforms on trade, financial mechanisms, and development are linked and how they affect women's and men's livelihoods and to build strategies and lasting alliances to address inequality.
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