Our main activities

Lobbying, advocacy and awareness raising

WIDE raises awareness of the complexities of political, economic and social dynamics and analyses the impact of European and international policies - such as those of the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) - on women´s lives and on gender relations. WIDE lobbies the EU and international institutions like the WTO and the UN to adopt gender sensitive policies, and also monitors the implementation of women´s rights instruments, e.g. the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Networking

WIDE promotes dialogue and co-operation among women worldwide through conferences, seminars and consultations, as well as through active participation in social movement events at national, European and international levels. We are part of groups such as GCAP, S2B, ETN and IGTN, among others.

WIDE´s networking is three-pronged:
1. we use the strength and resources of being a network to influence external policies,
2. we work externally with other organisations and allies to influence policies,
3. we work internally to make the WIDE network even stronger.

Capacity building

WIDE´s capacity building project enables members and partners to participate in debates on the global economy by enhancing their understanding of economic and trade issues as well as of the conceptual links between gender, trade and development.