Conference Agenda

Countries are currently having to deal with conflicts that have global impacts– such as the Russian-Ukraine war – and regional ramifications – such as the wars in Sudan and in Ethiopia. Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weather conditions creating uncertainties and increasing vulnerabilities. De-dollarisation is gaining the attention of several countries in the light of their positions and vulnerabilities in the current international financial system.

Given the current global and national contexts this panel will reflect on feminist economic strategies with a forward looking perspective. Some of the issues that will be addressed are the following: What would it mean to ‘Build Forward Radical’ instead of ‘Build Back Better’? What is the role of a feminist wellbeing economics perspective and decolonial intersectional economics in shaping analyses and possible solutions? Panelists will discuss the implications of the environmental transition and the place of the global south from a feminist perspective. What are the implications for women, particularly in the global south, of the de-dollarisation movement and how can they be made an integral part of the decision-making? Women are concentrated in Africa’s informal sector and the continent’s infrastructure gap has different implications for women and men. How can policies targeted at the informal sector and at reducing the infrastructure gap improve women’s wellbeing?