Find a suggested list of resources and introductory readings for the Political Economy Teach-In session #17 on International Financial Institutions: Who Holds the Purse? to be held on 17 October at 1 pm UTC by Mayada Hassanain.  

All resources are authored by Global South feminists and are organised by language – Arabic, English, Portuguese, and Spanish-.  If you would like to access a more extensive list of resources on the topic or other feminist productions you can visit the South Feminist Knowledge Hub here. We invite you to send us any other resources that should be included in this reading list by filling out this form or emailing us at knowledgehub@southfeministfutures.org 

English

Promoting sustainable human development rights for women in Africa, Yassine Fall 

The globalisation of mining and its impact and challenges for women, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz 

Conditioned to Fail: Donor and Multilateral Engagement in Post-Revolution Sudan, Muez Ali, Muzan Alneel, Mayada Hassanain

Bread  or  Representation: The Women’s Movement in Post Revolution Sudan, Mayada Hassanain and Seraf Sidig

Protest and Transition in Sudan, Mayada Hassanain

Asia-Pacific women grapple with financial crisis and globalisation, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz 

Effects of structural adjustment on women and the poor, Dzodzi Tsikata

Feminist organizations reject the IMF’s strategy towards mainstreaming gender

Beats of Time (video), DAWN Feminist

The impacts of IFIs on feminist movements in the global south/MENA, Zeina Mhaidly

Gendered implications of austerity on the education of girls, Sarah Al Bouery

IFIs and social protection: Gender equality in limbo, Farah Al Shami


The IMF and gender equality in MENA: The never traveled road, Hind Hamdan

French

The “gender equity” farce: a feminist reading of World Bank policies, Camille BruneauFraming

Feminist Taxation’: For a feminist tax system, Global por la Justicia Fiscal (GATJ), Womankind Worldwide y Akina Mama wa Afrika

Spanish

Is the IMF feminist? The (in)sustainability of debt and of life, Justina Lee – EcoFeminista

What about the IMF agreement?, LatFem

A feminist read of debt, Verónica Gago and Lucía Cavallero 

The IMF and its gender strategy: Good news for women in the global south?

From Words to Deeds: The IMF’s Gender Narrative and Women’s Human Rights, Diane Elson and Corina Rodríguez Enríquez

Economics to change everything: feminisms, work and dignified life, Comp: Alejandra Santillana Ortiz, Karla Vizuete, Paula Serrano, Nora Fernández Mora

Portuguese

Final declaration of the People’s Summit at Rio+20, Cúpula dos Povos por Justiça Social e ambiental em defesa dos bens comuns, contra a mercantilização da vida.

For an internationalist feminism, against the financial domination of the IMF, interview with Luci Cavallero.

Arabic

Feminists Reject International Monetary Fund’s Strategy Toward Mainstreaming Gender #NotInOurName, Feminist Organizations

The IMF and Gender Equality in MENA: The Never Traveled Road, Hind Hamdan

IFIs and social protection: Gender equality in limbo, Farah Al Shami

Gendered implications of austerity on the education of girls, Sarah Al Bouery
The impacts of IFIs on feminist movements in the global south/MENA, Zeina Mhaidly

The Dimensions of Governance and Class Embedded in Sudan’s Economic Crisis, Ronnie Vitalia

The International Monetary Fund’s Gender Mainstreaming Strategy, Mesaha Podcast

Feminist Critique of Capitalism, Mesaha Podcast

Social Security and Social Security Networks Available for Women, Mesaha Podcast