Description
This paper draws on intersectional feminist political theories to better understand the patchy, persistent, and often fragmented barriers confronting marginalised and disempowered voices in designing essential public services that work for women and girls. Through a case study based in the Northeast of England, UK, this paper tells the story of an innovative model of community based participatory research (CBPR) through attempts by a group of activist women campaigners from diverse socio-economic backgrounds who sought to inspire ‘Acta Non Verba’ through leveraging the support of civic society organisations (including non-governmental; community; voluntary, local government; charitable institutions and citizen groups) in the fight to safeguard gender equality in public service decision making. The innovative initiative entitled: ‘One Million Women and Girls’, set up in 2023, by a group of activist women devised a proposal to lobby the Northeast Mayoral Combined Authority to centre the voices of marginalised women and girls’ in pursuing and shaping new forms of decentralised municipal decision-making constructs that aim to create more inclusive modes of governance.| Period | 27 May 2024 |
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| Event title | 17th Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Conference, Seville, Spain : Women, Empowerment, and the SDGs: Critical Feminist Perspectives in the Global Economy |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 17th |
| Location | Seville, SpainShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |