WLP Partners joined over two thousand women activists in Istanbul for the 12th triennial Forum of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). In a pre-Forum meeting organized by WLP together with the Global Fund for Women, Equality Without Reservation, and AWID, 80 women leaders from 18 countries in the MENA and 20 activists from other countries in transition discussed recent developments in several Arab countries, focusing on the status of women and the appropriate strategies for the development of cultures of participatory pluralism.
As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, I feel a conflicting blend of pride for what has been achieved and anger and frustration at how far we still have to go.
In the weeks leading up to the historic 2011 election in Egypt, WLP interviewed leading Egyptian women’s rights activist Amal Abdel Hadi on the upcoming elections and her thoughts on the future of women’s rights in country.
At the CSW68, Member States will make commitments to accelerate gender equality by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective. Activists and civil society organizations contribute to this process by bringing the demands and needs of women around the world to this international platform and by providing expertise about the most effective solutions to addressing women’s economic justice.
