We invite you to address one or more of these questions in different national and international contexts. What, if any, have been the significant changes of the past two decades and what conceptual, legal and political frameworks make sense going forward. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A Wayuu woman with a child in the village of Pessuapa, Colombia. Located on La Guajira peninsula near the border with Venezuela, Pessuapa is part of the Wayuu community, Colombia's largest indigenous group.
The conference will therefore be centred around the following topics: Constitutionalism, rights and gender equality. How far can we secure gender equality through rights and law? How do claims for gender equality square up with non-binary identities and intersectionality?
Is gender still a useful category? Democracy, mobilisation and counter mobilisation. How do we understand the rise of new social movements for and against women, and what are the new strategies, repertoires and challenges for feminist mobilization? Which fields are more sensitive to counter mobilization and why? To what extent, and how, are both sides disputing the language of rights?
How do we evaluate mobilisation strategies and outcomes? National and international responses to gendered poverty and inequality. What have we learnt about socio-economic rights and legal responses to poverty?
What is left in the margins of socio-economic rights responses to poverty? What are other legal options beyond socio-economic rights? What successful experiences give us hope for action? Women and work: Crossing the boundaries. What are the main issues raised by the debate surrounding sex work? Have labour laws and human rights been sidelined by the flexibilization of labour markets and increasing precariousness of work, especially for women who bear the double burden of paid and unpaid work?
