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Get Ready for People’s Voices on the Financial Crisis

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

New York, June 17–WEDO invites you to join us at Peoples Voices on the Crisis, an event we’re co-sponsoring that aims to shed light on the all-too-real social and environmental impacts of the current financial, food, energy and climate change crises. The event will bring together activists from civil society organizations, trade unions and grassroots groups on a local, national and international level who will give testimony on how their lives and communities are being …

Tags: Trade and Finance
Posted in Library, News |

Women and Campaign Finance – The High Price of Politics

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Lack of economic resources is one of the biggest obstacles that prevent women from participating in politics in greater numbers. Making it easier for women to access economic resources is key to expanding women’s presence in the political realm. That is the topic of our latest factsheet, which highlights successful campaign strategies that have been used by women candidates in many parts of the world.

Women and Campaign Finance – The High Price of Politics…

Tags: Trade and Finance, Women Leaders
Posted in Library, Women's Leadership |

Gender & Climate Finance

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

WEDO challenges the dominant approach to climate change that prioritizes market-based solutions over human rights-based policies which seek to protect the most vulnerable. By documenting the key economic dimensions of climate change policies and processes and their implications for women, WEDO advocates for climate change financing that is gender sensitive.

Working with partners in Africa and Asia to produce case studies and to develop a platform to impact key global processes, WEDO is also analyzing …

Tags: Climate Change, Gender Equality, Trade and Finance
Posted in Asia & Pacific, Climate Change, Library, WEDO Worldwide |

Equitable Financing for Climate Change

Monday, December 15th, 2008

WEDO was at the UNFCCC Conference Of Parties in Poznan, Poland, following the next steps in negotiations on tackling climate change. Partnering with HBF, ActionAid, GGCA and UNDP. WEDO presented our newest case study on Gender, Climate Change and Financing at our official side event, Equitable Financing for Climate Change. To view the webcast and presentations from the event, click here.

WEDO also partnered with GGCA on a Gender and Climate Change session as part …

Tags: Case Studies, Climate Change, Trade and Finance
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Finance, GGCA, Library, News, UNFCCC |