No care economies without domestic workers!
We call on feminist and social movements to join the call to rethink the economy with care at its centre recognising the rights, agency and leadership of domestic worker movements.
A feminist analysis of HRC56: Resisting protectionism and colonialism, upholding civic space
Commonly known as ‘the session of the year that focuses on gender’, the four week long session of the HRC from 18 June was not so different from other years.
Feminist Reflections from HRC53: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
As we reflect on its recently-concluded 53rd session taking place in June and July 2023, we revisit some of the details to better understand how states and anti-rights organizations seek to avoid scrutiny for human rights violations and undermine the system as a whole.
Voices of Feminists, Women’s Rights, LGBTIQ+ and Trans-led Movements Must be at the Center of the Special Procedures Mechanism.
This statement was delivered by AWID on behalf of 9 civil society organizations, during the Annual Civil Society Meeting with Special Procedures on Friday 16 June 2023.
States Cannot Uphold Bodily Autonomy without Radical Transformation of the International Economic Order and Transformative Reparations
This joint statement was delivered by Action Canada for Population and Development on 21 June 2023, during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council.
Feminists Demand States and the UN Uphold the Right to Bodily Autonomy for All
This joint statement was delivered by Action Canada for Population and Development on 30 June 2023, during the annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women’s panel on gender-based violence against women and girls in public and political life at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council.
There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN
We reject the co-optation of the human rights framework that the fulfillment of the rights of trans women and cis women is or can be conflicting and incompatible.
Why feminists reject Big Tech
Feminists reject the premise that the inclusion of women as consumers of technology is a route to achieving economic empowerment.
For Immediate Release: International Women's Day; Hybrid physical-virtual portals at CSW67
Report: Gender Impact Investing
Gender Impact Investing (GII) is now trending as a solution to gender inequality. Yet, as our report indicates, it is actually part of the problem.