[Laredviene] WIDE Friends in the Media Network

[Janneth Lozano]

 WIDE Friends in the Media Network


Dear all,

We would like to invite you to join our 'Friends in the Media Network'. This 
is a network WIDE is setting up to provide better access to information to 
journalists who want to report on women's rights, development, economic and 
trade issues; are truly open to critical reflection and daring enough to ask 
the difficult questions and propose alternative approaches to existing 
dominant trade patterns in the economic mainstream.


By becoming one of WIDE's Friends in the Media, you will gain access to:


-           The latest information - you will recieve insider information on 
WIDE's debates with the European Institutions.  Our friends in the media 
will be the first one to be informed about WIDE's most recent reports, 
publications, conferences and relevant events in our field of work

-           Exclusive interviews - better opportunities to exclusively 
interview some of the most prominent gender/ development experts who prove 
to be relevant for your work;

-           Sound expertise - WIDE's global network of experts on gender, 
trade and development from Europe and the global South will be always happy 
to assist you in your work by providing you with the most up-to-date and 
relevant analysis and information;

-           Thought provoking discussions - you can join informal breakfasts 
organized by WIDE Secretariat in Brussels or other informal meetings with 
representatives of WIDE's platforms in your region, raising debates on the 
most cutting-edge gender issues in the current development and trade 
policies;


There is no country in the world where women have the same rights and 
opportunities as men do. Women represent 70% of the world's poor and 64% of 
illiterary adults; girls represent  60% of children not in primary school. 
Women disproportionately suffer from hunger, disease, effects of 
environmental degradation, insecure employment, social injustice, and 
impoverishment. WIDE has dedicated itself, for nearly  25  years now, to 
promoting women's rights and advancing a gender equality perspective to the 
international economic and development policies and practices. Together with 
our regional and national platforms in many European countries, we strive 
for a world based on gender equality and social justice that ensures equal 
rights for all, as well as equal access to resources and opportunities in 
all spheres of political, social and economic life


In the context of current world financial and economic crisis it is more 
than ever urgent to promote alternative policy approaches that focus on 
sustainable, gender equitable and a rights based economic and development 
architecture.  The Friends in the Media Network has been created to meet the 
need of bringing to the foreground of public debates the core issues related 
to women's rights, development and trade.


We would be pleased if you would accept our invitation to join 'Friends in 
the Media Network'.


For registration, please follow the link below and fill in your details. It 
is easy and takes couple of minutes!

http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?BE9AF6EBB9F4E8ED


In case one of your colleagues is interested in covering gender, trade and 
development issues, we would appreciate it if you could forward this 
invitation to her/ him.


We look forward to being further in touch with you!


Yours Sincerely,


Natalie Giorgadze

Media and Communication Officer

WIDE - Globalising Gender Equality and Social Justice

59, Rue Hobbema,  B-1000   Brussels  BELGIUM

Telf. +32 2 545 90 70   Fax. +32 2 512 73 42

Website: www.wide-network.org

E-mail address: natalie en wide-network.org

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