DR Congo: aiding and abetting violence. Criminal charges against manager of the German-Swiss Danzer Group The Danzer case is an example of European businesses working in conflict regions and profiting greatly from the brutal actions by the police, the army or paramilitary groups. Anna von Gall analyzes the international legal framework and urges Germany to pursue legislative clarification relating to due diligence requirements for foreign subsidiaries of European companies By Anna von Gall
Economic Violence – diagnosis of the problem and a discussion on countermeasures Gert Röhrborn, Programme Coordinator Democracy and Human Rights in Poland, informs about the Seminar on Economic Violence, that takes place on April 15th 2015 in Warszawa. By Gerd Röhrborn
The Rise and Fall of Women's Economic Empowerment? How the Crisis Has Affected EU Gender Equality Policy The rejection of the gender equality strategy is an emblematic representation of tension in EU economic and social policies, which has concerned women’s advocates since the beginnings of the financial crisis. By Rosalind Cavaghan
Quotas for advisory committees, business, and politics: just more of the same? Over the last decades, norms, rules and processes of regulation have appeared with the goal of fostering gender equality. They take many forms, of which gender quotas are a very widespread and frequently used version. By Petra Meier
Gender in Development and in Post-Conflict Peace-Building The Institute of International Relations in Prague organized in cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague a public lecture 'Gender in Development and Post-Conflict Peace-Building' in December 5, 2013. By Claudia von Braunmühl
Towards Inclusive Gender Sensitive, Coherent and Climate Change Responsive Over 80% of the Kenyan population, especially living in rural areas, derives their livelihoods mainly from agricultural related activities. In Kenya there are serious food insecurity problems which are due to several different factors.
The Invisible Hands - India What is the impact on the country's economy and society when its women double up as unpaid and underpaid labourers? Are these women subsidising the economy? If yes, how much is it? This short documentary raises such questions and provides apparent answers so that you will raise even more questions. Presenting "The Invisible Hands… that build India"- a curtain raiser on Gender and Macroeconomics. By Pramod Dev
Gender Equality in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Where Does it Stand? The Rio + 20 Conference ‘The Future We Want’ took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012. Women’s groups were critical of the Conference because it failed to make a stronger link between women’s rights and the environment, and to bring more women experts and activists into the official dialogue and meeting structure. By Alexandra Spieldoch
Missing Women: The G20, Gender Equality and Global Economic Governance The policy priorities of the G20 have profound gender implications, although the G20 rarely recognizes this fact. This report explores the possibilities for gender bias in the G20's policies, including those related to: fiscal and monetary priorities, employment, social protection, and development. By James Heintz - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Rio + 20 Gender Equity and Sustainable Development On the eve of Rio+20, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America has asked several of its partners from civil society to reflect in short commentaries about some of the linkages and synergies between gender equity and key issue areas of sustainable development.