Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Architecture

Gender Budgets, Financial Markets, Financing for Development
The Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Architecture

Budgets femmes-hommes,
marchés financiers et financement du développement,
une conférence organisée par la Fondation Heinrich Böll à Berlin, les 19-20/02/2002.
Inscriptions ouvertes jusqu'au 12/02/2002

February 19^th and 20^th 2002
Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Abgeordnetenhaus zu Berlin Niederkirchnerstr. 5 Berlin

Conference-Languages: German and English Simultaneous-Translation

The first UN Conference on Financing for Development will take place in March 2002. The main issue to be addressed by this conference will be the provision of financing to protect global public goods and promote sustainable development, in order to achieve greater social justice for all citizens in both the North and South.

International financial markets often have severe impacts on the policies and financial situation of individual nations. This fact has stimulated a new debate over regulatory instruments and the overall role of financial policymaking.

Gender Budgets have been introduced in recent years as financial and budget policy instruments that seek to establish increased justice in terms of gender and social welfare. Gender budgeting promotes greater transparency and civic participation in the formulation of public budgets. It is used in an ever-increasing number of countries and has become well known as an instrument of gender mainstreaming in public financial policy.

Conference concept developed by: Brigitte YOUNG (University of Muenster, Germany), Member of the German Parliament's Enquete Commission on "Globalisation of the World Economy" and Annekathrin LINCK, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

Conference Programme

Tuesday, February 19^th
- 9:30 10:00 Welcome address Annekathrin Linck, Heinrich-Boell Foundation
- Introduction Prof. Brigitte Young, Member of the German Parliament Enquete Commission on "Globalisation of the World Economy"
- 10:00 10:45 Why Gender-Sensitive Budgets? Prof. Diane Elson, University of Essex, GB; UNIFEM-Advisor
- 10:45 - 11:00 Break
- 11:00 - 13:00 Experiences with Gender Budgets -International Level
- Australia (per Video) :Prof. Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia
- Latin America/Mauritius :Dr. Simel Esim, International Centre for Research on Women Washington, D.C.
- South Africa: Dr. Pregs Govender, Member of Parliament South Africa; Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on the Status of Women
- Gender Budgets Initiatives in India and Nepal : Dr. Chandni Joshi, UNIFEM Regional Project Director, South Asia, Dr. S.H. Guha, Sr. National Program Officer, UNIFEM South Asia
- Chair: Dr. Uta Ruppert, University Giessen
- 13:00 14:30 Lunch
- 14:30 - 16:30 Experiences with Gender Budgets -European Level
- Gender Budgets in Italy Prof. Annalisa Rosselli, University of Rome, Italy
- Experiences from Great Britain Prof. Diane Elson, University of Essex, GB; Adviser UNIFEM
- Budget Initiative of the French Government : Geneviève Zdrojewski, European Affairs of the Women´s Rights and Equality Department, Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, France
- Structural Funds at the EU : Véronique Degraef, Equality Advisor to the Vice-Prime-Minister, Ministry of Employment and Political Equality, Belgium
- Chair: Annekathrin Linck, Heinrich Boell Foundation
- 16:30 17:00 Break
- 17:00 18:00 International Capital Flows and Gender Sensitive Budgets : Prof. Ajit Singh, University of Cambridge, UK
- Chair: Prof. Christoph Scherrer, University Kassel

Wednesday, February 20^th Financial Markets and Gender Dimensions

9:30 10:30 The Neoliberal Financial Market Architecture and Gender Biases : Dr. Irene van Staveren, Institute of Social Studies, The Haque
10:30 11:30 Women in Cross-Border Circuits : Prof. Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago, US; London School of Economics and Politics, GB
11:30 12:00 Break
12:00 13:00 Mobilising Domestic Resources for Development: Through the Lens of Poor Women Prof. Maria Floro, American University, Washington; Adviser to UNIFEM
Chair: Prof. Brigitte Young, Enquete-Commission
13:00 14:30 Lunch
14:30 16:30 Panel Discussion Financing Sustained Economic Development - Regional Perspectives Dr. Mariama Williams, Institute of Law and Economics, Kingston, Jamaica; Spokesperson of DAWN in the WTO, Dr. Achola Pala Okeyo, Senior Advisor, UNDP-African Section, Dr. Madhu Bala Nath, UNDP- Asia, Dr. Simel Esim, International Centre for Research on Women Washington, D.C.
Chair: Annelie Buntenbach, MP Alliance 90/The Greens, Member of the German Parliament Enquete Commission on "Globalisation of the World Economy"
19:30 21:30 Public Event : Financing for Development Strategies for a more equitable Globalisation? Dr. S. Skarpelis-Sperk, MP, Socialdemocratic Party; Member of the German Parliaments Enquete Commission on "Globalisation of the World Economy", Dr. Pregs Govender MP South Africa Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on the Status of Women, Prof. Diane Elson University of Essex, GB; UNIFEM-Advisor, Prof. Maria Floro American University, Washington D.C., FFD-Adviser to UNIFEM, Antje Hermenau MP, Alliance 90/The Greens; Member of the Budget Committee of the German Parliament
Chair: Claudia Neusuess, Heinrich Boell Foundation
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Please confirm your participation till February 12^th by email: Genderbudgeting@boell.de

For any further questions please contact: Annekathrin Linck +49 30 285 34 302 (for content) Julia Reiter +49 30 285 34 211 (for organisation) or www.boell.de Events

Conference Location

Abgeordnetenhaus zu Berlin (House of Parliament Members Berlin) Niederkirchnerstr. 5 Berlin
Undergroud No. 2 Potsdamer Platz S 1 or S 2 Anhalter Bahnhof or Potsdamer Platz

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