Economic Justice
Promising Practices to Strengthen Economic Justice
Programmatic practices that have been identified as pertinent for gender justice and women’s economic empowerment to date – in terms of content and impact – include the following:
- Women's village savings and loans groups
- Solidarity and organizing among the marginalized
- Engaging men as equal partners/family
- Male support groups: toward equity
- Supporting youth: self-determination and justice
These practices support strong relations - among family and intimate partners, peers and communities - toward gender justice.
These approaches work toward supporting individuals and institutions to work in a way that is inclusive, effective and accountable to diverse people's rights and needs.
- Leadership and Civic Associations
- Leadership, networks, and electoral elections
- Collective action in value chains
These approaches support women's leadership, networks and coalitions to positively influence policies, laws, norms, and institutional practices toward gender justice.