Topics: - Women's Political Participation and Leadership ; - Women and Civil Society Policies (Feminist movements, NGOs) ; - Women and Employment (Equal pay, rights) ; - Women's Human Rights and Global Conventions (CEDAW, Beijing Declaration, Istanbul Convention) ; - Education of Girls and...

Theme 1: Globalization, Trade in Services and Intangibles: Conceptual Challenges and Measurement Issues; Theme 2: The Potential and Challenges of Big Data and other Alternative Data in the Production of Prices, National Accounts, and Measures of Economic Well-Being; Theme 3: Time Use, Welfare...

The Forum is the largest and most important international event for social security. The World Social Security Forum is only open to delegates of ISSA member organizations and invited institutions. Key issues and challenges facing social security, including sessions on innovative strategies in...

The main theme of the conference is “Human Capital, Innovative Industries and Employment”. The conference aims to generate a debating ground for economists from around the world through invited and contributed sessions.

Topics: - Skill needs and demand for graduates before and after the global crisis - Youth choices and graduates supply before and after the global crisis - Governance of graduate labour markets after the crisis: career guidance, intermediation, mismatch, over-education - University cooperation...

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

The conference will discuss food security in its domestic and international dimensions and in the light of the recent global food crisis. Topics: 1. Global food price drivers and future trends 2. The new food price environment and implications for trade 3. The role of local production systems in...

The theme for the conference “The Effects of European Union Enlargement On the Socio-Economic Development of Women” is timely in many respects. The participants will have the opportunities to present their valuable contributions as well as to establish an international network among those...