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Working Party on Women and the Family in Rural Development (WPW)

The WPW was established by the ECA at its Fourteenth Session (1965, Resolution ECA 8/65), under the name ECA Working Party on Home Economics. With the gradual recognition of the important role of farm and rural women in the socio-economic development of rural communities, the Twelfth FAO Regional Conference for Europe held in Athens in 1980 (see report, para. 77) decided to change the party’s title to the “Working Party on Women and the Agricultural Family in Rural Development”. The change to its present name was recommended at the Seventh Session of the WPW (Athens, 1994) and approved at the Thirtieth Session of the ECA (Nitra, 1997).

The purpose of the WPW is:
To promote the role of rural women and their families in development processes;
To encourage the professional development of rural women;
To formulate policy recommendations regarding research, extension, training and education; and
To promote cooperation between institutions, agencies and organizations for the integration of rural women in development throughout Europe.

The WPW is open to all members of the ECA. The Board of the Working Party, composed of representatives of seven Member Nations (elected at sessions), expedites follow-up activities and acts as an Advisory Committee between sessions. The WPW meets once every two years.

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