| Short Summary |
| Title |
Women's Economic Agenda in the 21st Century |
| Author |
Riley, M. |
| Publication Date |
2001 |
| Publisher |
Women's Project at the Center of Concern and the
International Gender and Trade Network |
| Short Summary
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The United Nations (UN) has been a catalyst for
the emergence of the global women's movement however UN conference
documents are flawed because they are negotiated in the self-interest
of nation states; therefore the women's agenda is always in danger
of co-option. The Outcomes Document of Beijing + 5 describes the negative
effects of the debt crises and global economic integration but offers
very weak recommendations to address the causes of these negative
effects. The Gender and Development (GAD) approach demands transformative
change in gender relations from household to global politics and policy
and within all the mediating institutions. This is why women are expanding
their advocacy to include these international institutions such as
the WB, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and WTO. Riley offers critiques
of current trade policy, investment, debt relief, poverty eradication/reduction
strategies including the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs),
Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs), overseas development assistance
and national economic policy-making.
For a copy of this publication, please write to: Center of Concern,
coc@coc.org, mailing address:Center of Concern 1225 Otis St NE, Washington,
DC 20017, USA. |
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