Plenary 4

The Task Ahead

Posted in Plenary 4 on October 25th, 2012 by

What are key questions that we need to continue grappling with to inform our strategizing? What are some of the specific ideas or proposals that emerged at the AWID 2012 Forum in terms of transforming economic power to advance women’s rights and justice? This plenary aimed to tie together some of the pieces–synthesizing, where possible, […]

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Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s Rights and Justice

Posted in Plenary 1, Plenary 4 on October 24th, 2012 by

Cindy Clark and Lydia Alpízar Durán. Between 19 and 22 April 2012, close to 2,240 women’s rights activists and allies gathered in Istanbul under the banner of Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s Rights and Justice. In organizing this 12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development, the intention was to explore how economic power is impacting women […]

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