Why MES with Human Rights?: Rethinking Macroeconomic Strategies from a Human Rights Perspective
A two part series webinar on macroeconomics and its impact on human rights
Last week, we held the first session on Fiscal Policy and …

Source: ICPD
Forty-three percent of the world’s population is currently under 25 – and the number of young people is rising fastest in those parts of the world with the lowest economic growth.  …

Please note that Speakers have changed
Presenters: Himakshi Piplani from HIV Young Leaders Fund and Chelsea Ricker, an independent consultant on sexual health and rights
Time and Date: Friday, August 31st 2012 @ 8 am EST
Deadline for …

Source: World March of Women
This year we are more than 50 young women from 12 different countries and territories: Romania, Basque country, Turkey, Catalonia, France, Armenia, Italy, Germany, Norway, Galicia, Portugal and Switzerland. There are …

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The global campaign to free Pussy Riot is gaining speed: Supporters of the punk provocateur band mobilize this week in at least a two dozen cities worldwide to hold simultaneous demonstrations an …

AWID strongly believes in building collective power to advance women’s rights and gender equality worldwide and our members are dedicated to working with us towards this goal. As an AWID member, you join not only …

In April, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) held its 12th International Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. The Forum brought together approximately 2,200 participants from around the world to discuss ’Transforming Economic Power …

FRIDAY FILE: A discussion about the implications of the proposed UN Fifth World Conference on Women in 2015 is urgently needed among feminists and women’s rights activists from all regions of the world.  There are …

Source: Rio Dialogues
Deadline: June 15, 2012
We are very pleased to announce that the 100 most supported recommendations for sustainable development from the Rio+20 online Dialogues (10 recommendations per topic) are now accessible to the public …

Dear Young Feminist Wire Community,
The G(irls)20 Summit is being held in Mexico starting today (May 24th, 2012). After the AWID 2012 Forum held in Istanbul this past April on Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s …

Source: World Pulse
Deadline: June 3rd, 2012
There’s still time for your voice to reach world leaders at this year’s Rio+20 UN Conference! We’re collecting community testimonials about sustainable development and its impact on women’s lives between …

Source: Rio+20 education
‘Sustainability’ and ‘development’. What do these two often used terms actually mean?
There’s no single answer that everyone will agree on, and these books try to cover the many different aspects of such …