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Considering the entire economic picture?

Prospects for gender equality in the global economy and the world of work in the post-coronavirus era

After over 2 years of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to pose immense challenges to our global health systems, economy and solidarity. COVID-19 has turned the clock back by years for many positive trends, in particular in the realm of gender justice.

In its new blog, “Considering the entire economic picture?”, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) seeks to offer a space in which to examine the impact of the current coronavirus situation on women’s economic circumstance.

This blog is being developed in close cooperation with the Deutscher Frauenrat (National Council of German Women’s Organisations), which the German government has tasked with implementing the Women7 process in the context of Germany’s G7 Presidency in 2022.

The blog posts are intended to contribute to the Women7 process in a progressive, critical and constructive spirit through the global FES network, concentrating especially on the key topics “Women’s Economic Empowerment” and “A gender equal COVID recovery.

Contact

Natalia Figge
(Project Coordination)

Natalia.Figge(at)fes.de

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Articles

One step forwards, two steps back? Gender justice in German foreign policy

30.10.2025 Gender Weltweit

In a new publication, Barbara Mittelhammer looks at gender justice in German foreign policy after the abandonment of the feminist guidelines.
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Frauen in bunter Kleidung stapeln Ziegelsteine.

Whose cities? A feminist perspective on urban justice

07.03.2023 Gender Weltweit

On this International Women's Day, a reminder that gender and urban justice are best addressed by supporting women working on the ground, and that we must overcome the silo mentality.
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Experiences of womenadapting to climate change in Nepal. Im HIntergrund trägt eine Frau eine Karaffe auf der Schulter.

Women adapting to climate change in Nepal | DOCUMENTARY

01.03.2023 Video, Displacement, Migration, Integration, Gender Weltweit, Climate Change, Energy and Environment

Bahav (eng: flow) explores how Nepalese women in two of Nepal’s most remote districts have been navigating changing climatic conditions and their impacts on water resources.
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Illustration eines Profils einer Person, dessen Kopf teilweise transparent ist und in dem Bäume und eine Landschaft eingebettet sind. Im Hintergrund sind Militärflugzeuge mit Kondensstreifen und ein Panzer. Rechts steigen Rauchwolken aus einem brennenden Gebiet auf.

Militarism: Necessity or Glorified Toxic Masculinity?

19.12.2022 Gender Weltweit, Peace and Security

Feminism offers an opportunity to break-free from the glorification of militarism that is driven by patriarchal culture and to truly usher the way into a peaceful and secure world for all.
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Frau, die in einer ländlichen Umgebung sitzt und Hausarbeiten verrichtet. Sie trägt ein pinkes T-Shirt und eine gemusterte Schürze. Im Hintergrund sind einfache Gebäude und Haushaltsgegenstände zu erkennen. Auf der linken Seite steht der Text "COP27 Klimagerechtigkeit und Gender".

COP27: Women and Climate Justice in Africa

16.11.2022 Gender Weltweit, Climate Change, Energy and Environment

African women demand action at COP27 amid flood and drought. Their main criticism centres on the fact, that funds do not reach the grassroots, and women in particular are affected.
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EIne Gruppe Frauen mit Halstüchern recken die Fäuste in die Luft.

What’s so feminist about feminist foreign and development policies?

27.09.2022 Gender Weltweit

Adopting feminist foreign and development policies is becoming a trend in many Global North countries, sparking questions around the co-optation of and impact on feminist movements in the Global South.
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Eine Person schaut durch einen Riss in einer Betonmauer.

Reaching the Unreachables through Financial-digital Inclusion.

29.06.2022 Gender Weltweit

To address this, a holistic social protection approach is vital, nationally and locally levels, aimed specifically at women in all their diversity. A new FES W7 blog article by Lemona Chanda.
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Eine Frau sitzt vor einer geöffneten Haustür. Sie trägt eine Schürze und lächelt. Neben ihr stabeln sich Töpfe.

Fostering Women’s Empowerment in Uganda

27.06.2022 Gender Weltweit

Insights from Uganda on Gender Equality through Recognition of Care Work. A FES W7-blog article by Tricia Gloria Nabaye.
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Streetart an einer Hausfassade. eine Übergroße Version von Alice aus Alice im Wunderland.

Brave New World - or Welcome to Alice in Wonderland

13.06.2022 Gender Weltweit

It’s 2025. Instead of the anticipated backlash after the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the ensuing wave of inflation, Germany is finally implementing equal rights. Thanks coronavirus!
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Eine Frau mit einem Kind auf dem Arm stehen vor einem Graffiti, auf dem zwei Frauen eine Weltkugel tragen.

Feminist Foreign and Development Policy? Adding Substance to Good Intentions

02.06.2022 Blog, Gender Weltweit

Why it is not enough to label a policy with "feminism" without fundamentally addressing structural problems, explains Masaya Llavaneras Blanco (DAWN).
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