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Taxing lives, trading women

Tax havens and international trade deals are feminist issues. At this year’s AWID conference in Brazil, activists from across the globe are discussing strategies for engaging with these systems.

By Rahila Gupta
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This article is part of 50.50's in-depth coverage of the 2016 AWID Forum being held on 8th -11th September in Bahia, Brazil.

AWID opening plenary .jpg
AWID opening plenary .jpg

Opening plenary of the 2016 AWID Forum, Bahia, Brazil.

We are in a transitionary moment, trapped inside a crumbling neo-liberal system, deep inequalities and uneven austerity without a route map out of this chaos.  That feminists need to engage with these systemic issues is a recurrent theme at this year’s AWID conference. 

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