2000 - Advocacy Guide to Women's World Demands

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION

  A March to fight poverty and violence against women
  About the Guide's structure
  Objective limitations of a project in constant evolution

• A WORLD

  The world we live in
  The persistence of inequality in a world of increasing wealth
  Complacency and steadfast tolerance of violence against women
  Deep crisis in our culture and in solidarity
  The eternal ravages of war
  A bulimic productivity jeopardizes our planet
  Appalling corruption as a system
  Failure of democracy and State responsibility to citizens
  The disturbing trend of international "protection" systems
  A world born of two global forces
  The domination of a single worldwide economic system: neo-liberal capitalism
  The domination over women through a social and political system: patriarchy
  Building a world of resistance
  The world we want to build
  

• WORLD DEMANDS OF THE MARCH

• ELIMINATING POVERTY

  Food for thought
  Combating structural causes of poverty
  Domination of a single economic system: neo-liberal capitalism
  Free-trade zones
  Free-trade agreements
  Speculation
  Acting on speculation through the Tobin Tax
  The weight of economics over politics and state capitulation to the market
  The erosion of States' tax base
  Deficit reduction
  Structural adjustment programs (SAP)
  Downward spiral of debt
  Constant cutbacks in international aid
  Rallying the international comunity
  Change through mobilization
  The UN: an organization to call into question
  The UN: future in need of nurturing
  State responsibility for the elimination of poverty, especially women's poverty

• ERADICATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

  The reality of violence
  Combating structural causes of violence
  The need for collective action
  Application of conventions and covenants without reserves
  Suppressing the traffic in human beings
  The rights of lesbians
  Complaint and control mechanisms
  The International Criminal Court
  Rape as a war crime
  Peace-building
  The right to asylum
  National plans to fight violence against women
  The protection of women's integrity

• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEMANDS OF THE WORLD MARCH AND THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION ADOPTED IN BEIJING (SEPTEMBER 1995)

  Critical areas
  A. Women and Poverty
  B. Education and Training of Women
  C. Women and Health
  D. Violence against Women
  E. Women and Armed Conflict
  F. Women and the Economy
  G. Women in Power and Decision-making
  I. Human Rights of Women
  J. Women and the Media
  Conclusion

• APPENDIX

  The United Nations Organization
  General Assembly
  Security Council
  Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
  Rapporteurs
  The International Criminal Court (ICC)
  The three pillars of the International Bill of Human Rights (1948)
  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Instruments of International Law
  Declarations
  Covenants and Conventions
  Protocols
  Reserves
  Two important conventions for the World March of Women
  Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  Convention on the Rights of the Child
  Human development indices
  International meetings
  1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing
  1995 World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen
  1994 International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo
  1993 World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna
  1992 Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
  1985 World Conference on Women, Nairobi
  1980 World Conference of the UN Decade for Women, Copenhagen
  1975 International Women's Year Conference, Mexico City
  Bretton Woods Accords
  International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  World Bank (WB)
  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
  World Trade Organization (WTO)
  Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
  Bank of International Settlements (BIS)
  

The Advocacy Guide to Women's World Demands is published by:
The Coordinating Committee of the World March of Women in the Year 2000

Coordination:
Martine David and Denise Dextraze

Text and Research:
Denise Dextraze
Orientation and Writing Committee:
The Strategy Committee of the World March, with particular participation in writing by:
Gisèle Bourret
Françoise David
Martine David
Lorraine Guay
Ana-Maria Seghezzo D'Urbano

Also participated in developing content:
Ariane Brunet
Irène Demczuk
Anick Druelle
Lucie Lamarche
Diane Matte

Translation:
Carlene Gardner

Page Layout:
Brigitte Beaudet

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ISBN: 2-9806460-0-8