Development Studies

Development Studies Resources

WIDE Network
WIDE recently publised a series of case studies in women's empowerment, which can be used as a tool for use in the context of capacity-building workshops and for reading. It highlights examples of struggles and initiatives led by women today in the South, North, East and West. These experiences reveal how women, through these initiatives, have been empowered at many levels. They also show how sometimes spontaneous initiatives have paved the way towards more equality and social justice.

The available case-studies:

1. A case study from Asia: Textile industry-When cats become tigresses in Thailand!
2. A case study from the Caribbean: Banana Farming in St Vincent& the Grenadines
3. A case study from the EU: Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers fighting for their Rights in the Netherlands
4. A case study from Latin America: The Movement of Agricultural Women in Struggle (MMAL) in Argentina
5. A case study from the EU: The fight of a female worker in the supermarket chain Biedronka in Poland
6. A case study from Africa: Shea butter production in Burkina Faso
7. A case study from the Middle East: Rural women cooperatives challenge patriarchal market institutions in Lebanon