JOIN 02 July 2021! Gender-transformative public care services - A feminist alternative to tackle the root causes of care inequality (ES)

JOIN 02 July 2021! Gender-transformative public care services - A feminist alternative to tackle the root causes of care inequality (ES)

This 02 July 2021, GI-ESCR and partners are organising a discussion on the role of public services in the transformation of uneven gender relations. The event will bring together a diverse group of women human rights activists, trade unionists and practitioners who will share their visions on the key elements to move from commercialization to the incorporation of a gender- transformative approach to public services.

Case studies will be presented that exemplify both the disproportionate impact of the commercialization of public services on women, as well as the promising practices and stories of success of public services adopting a gender-transformative approach.

From efforts to reframe the economy embedding gender equality and human rights principles, advocating for tax justice, debunking the myths behind the commercialization of public services, strengthening workers’ rights in public service, pushing for the building of public care systems, and advancing human rights-based and bottom-up approaches to public services, the convening civil society organizations will seek to share their feminist visions on how public services can tackle the root causes of gender inequality.

event’s details

Friday 02 July 2021

1.30-3.00PM CEST| 07.30-09.00 EDT

The event will be in English, Spanish and French

Speakers

• Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary, Public Services International - PSI

• Corina Rodriguez, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era - DAWN

• Kate Donald, Center for Economic and Social Rights - CESR

• Alejandra Lozano, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - GI-ESCR

• Charity Mandishona, Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations-ZCIEA-WomanKind

• Gloria Mills, PSI World Women's Committee Vice-Chair, UNISON, UK

• Grazielle David, Global Alliance for Tax Justice - GATJ

• Chenai Mukumba, Tax Justice Network - TJN- Africa

• Irene Khumalo, PSI World Women's Committee Chair, Swaziland Democratic Nurses' Union, Eswatini

Moderator

• Neelanja Mukhia, ActionAid

Convening organisations:

• ActionAid

• Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR)

• DAWN

• Global Alliance for Tax Justice

• Tax Justice Network Africa

• The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR)

• Womankind Worldwide