WIDE+ - Women in Development Europe+
feministwide.bsky.social
WIDE+ - Women in Development Europe+
@feministwide.bsky.social
Feminist network of associations and activists fighting for women's rights, as part of a larger struggle for social justice, sustainable livelihoods and human rights 🌍

🔗 https://wideplus.org/
🔗 https://feministwide.start.page
🌍 🗣️ Last week, WIDE+ attended SIEMPRE's International Forum "BEYOND BORDERS: Human Rights and Justice for Migrant Women".

From human trafficking and institutional violence to mental health and strategies for action, valuable insight was offered to ensure migrant women's safety on all levels.
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happening today in 30 minutes - a webinar on the Istanbul Convention and Combatting Gender-based Violence!

Join here: buff.ly/zHnq4iD
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Remember to join GADIP's webinar: Sweden’s Global Support to Gender Equality: A Status Report 🇸🇪

🗓️ 2nd of November at 18.00 via Zoom!
✍️ buff.ly/MNckiLY

🗣️ Speaker: Klara Backman, advisor at the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation🌍
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 BEYOND RHETORIC: Feminist Leadership for a Transformative Women, Peace and Security Agenda at 25

From Colombia, the DRC, the OPT and South Sudan, this report explores aid cutting and military spending + implications for WPS & grassroots movements.

Read the full report here 👉 buff.ly/lpqWvRX
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🗣️ Only one week to go!
International Forum "Beyond Borders: Human Rights and Justice for Migrant Women"

Voices & struggles for justice, equality, and the human rights of migrant women.

🗓 Nov. 25
⏰ 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Brussels time)
📍 @muntpunt Auditorium De Wolken, Munt 6 - 1000 Brussels
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🌍 STOP funding false climate solutions!

At COP30, we face a choice: corporate greed or climate justice.
We need a radical shift to Feminist Economic Alternatives now.

Read more on AWID and their demands for climate justice 👉 buff.ly/NvVObQR
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📣 Webinar alert 📣 Roots of Care: Mental Health, Migration and the Environment 🌍🌸

🗓️ 17 November from 17.30 to 18.30
🌐 Online on Zoom
🗣️ Carla Davies Gómez (Mujeres con Voz) and moderator Cristina Reyna (WIDE+)
✍️ Register here: buff.ly/xI3Tgp2
🗯️ Spanish and English
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
From 16 to 17 May 2025, project partner GADIP hosted the conference “30 Years After Beijing: Gender Equality & Climate Justice in a Changing World”. The conference has been organised as part of the COPGendered project - coordinated by WIDE+.

The conference report is now available: buff.ly/lI1vkaq
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join GADIP's webinar: Sweden’s Global Support to Gender Equality: A Status Report 🇸🇪

🗓️ 18th of November at 18.00 via Zoom!
✍️ buff.ly/EpRCZ4e

🗣️ Speaker: Klara Backman, advisor at the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation🌍
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🗣️ Join the webinar 'Black Feminist Politics Series: ‘Climate Justice Through A Black Feminist Lens’,
A transnational analysis on climate justice + the role of Black feminist world-building.

📅 6 Nov
⏰ 3pm GMT

Sing up here! 👉 buff.ly/5hb00A7
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚨 Sexual violence in Palestine is a systemic issue, a settler colonial tool of domination and racialization often erased by global frameworks.

A report from Synergy for Justice tackles this issue through a feminist, decolonial lens by centering Palestinian experiences.

Read here 👉 buff.ly/Uk0M3jN
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 30 years since Beijing, women are still driving the fight for climate & gender justice.

🌎 GADIP’s 2025 conference gathered experts, changemakers, and activists to build a just, sustainable future.

Read the report here 👉 buff.ly/Ul3TclT
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 Syrian women are reclaiming their voice in justice and peace.

A new report from Synergy for Justice shows how their leadership is fundamental to rebuilding trust and shaping a just Syria after Assad’s fall, despite the many challenges they face.

Read the full report here 👉 buff.ly/TutnMa4
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🌍 Beyond Borders: Human Rights and Justice for Migrant Women

Join Siempre in their work to assist + empower Latin American migrant women. Encourage dialogue + action for human rights and international collaboration.

📅 25 November
📍 Hybrid: Brussels and Online

Sign up here 👉 buff.ly/NIAhTVs
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
📢 As migration to the EU grows, women with insecure status face greater risks of gender-based violence.
EIGE calls for stronger safeguards, equal access to support, and migrant-led policy input.

⚖️ A fair Europe protects everyone.

Read the full report 👉 buff.ly/PEFDGO5
October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“Abortion itself isn’t political – it’s politicized.” – Antonina Lewandowska.

In our webinar "Under Threat in Europe", Lewandowska discussed abortion rights in Poland, framing it as a matter of agency, privacy, family, and healthcare, not politics.

💡 Watch the full discussion: 🔗 buff.ly/7EXwNnZ
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 'Where is the Money?' report by AWID shows how funding affects feminist organizations and their future.

It empowers movement-led initiatives for resourcing + warns on massive aid cuts and growing backlash.

Register for the webinar 👉 bit.ly/3JdACX7

📅 29 October, 2025
⏰ 2.00pm - 3.30 pm UTC
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Women resisting megaprojects 🏭🚧

Lucila Bettina Cruz Velázquez speaks on how megaprojects deepen historic marginalisation — bringing poverty, displacement, and violence instead of benefits.

“The fight for our territories is complex, but essential.” ✊🏽

Watch the full webinar here: buff.ly/veCY0GV
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🎙️ FIERCE Dialogues delivers a discussion on how cybersexism, AI bias & online harassment affect women & minorities.
🗣️ Gabrielle Jourde & Laure Salmona explore feminist solutions.

Watch w/ English subtitles 👉 buff.ly/u8NHujx
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨 Belgium’s new law decriminalizing sex work management is a step backward for women’s rights.

Grassroots feminists warn it will legitimize exploitation + violates human rights conventions.

📅 Nov 6 | 5:45–9 PM
📍 Maison Amazone, Brussels
✅ Free, registration required

Find out more: buff.ly/HjH1HBi
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🏭 Women Resisting Megaprojects 🚧

Johanna Bergström (GADIP) highlights how trade and business interests outweigh human rights, promoting extractivist models that harm local communities.

💡 Watch the full webinar: 🔗 buff.ly/veCY0GV
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨 Switzerland renews the Mercosur Trade Agreement, promising growth. Women in the Global South see the harm to small farmers & food workers.

🗣️ Join Dr. Edmé Dominguez (GADIP/WIDE+) on how feminist alliances resist + reshape trade.

📅 23 October 2025
⏰ 18:15 - 20:00

Sign up 👉 buff.ly/XPR7Jl0
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Policy recommendation #️⃣10 out of 10: Detecting and mitigating discrimination in AI hiring systems is possible ✅

FINDHR's solutions for discriminatory AI hiring cover all system stages. Fairness is a continuous effort and a right.

👉 Learn more here: buff.ly/W2uxR4z
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Civil society is raising the alarm on #UNCTAD16.
The Gender Trade Coalition (with WIDE+) warns that UNCTAD’s vital role for the Global South is under threat, with G77 proposals facing resistance and record-low civil society participation.

You can read the entire statement here 👉 buff.ly/qxJxRD8
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#Discrimination through #AI in recruitment is a lose-lose scenario that cannot be solved on a technical level alone. In our toolkit for policymakers, we show what can be done to reduce #AlgorithmicDiscrimination in #AlgorithmicHiring.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM