A Feminist Analysis of Critical Trends

February 2026

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Report Overview Introduction Transforming Systems Debt Trade Bretton Woods Institutions Taxation Climate Finance Corporate Capture Conclusion

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This Report

WEDO’s annual Critical Trends Report examines the progress and challenges in realizing a comprehensive vision for feminist economic and climate justice, as laid out in the seven key demands of the Feminist Action Nexus (2021-2023) and Rabat Roadmap (2025). Covering developments over the course of 2025 (and new releases of data), this report spotlights both local sites of struggle against the consequences of neoliberalism and global advocacy proposals from civil society and Global South countries to transform our economic system. We intend for this work to support feminist and people’s movements by providing data-driven and context-specific evidence for our collective advocacy.

Report Overview — WEDO Economic Trends Report

Table of Contents

Report Overview Introduction Transforming Systems Debt Trade Bretton Woods Institutions Taxation Climate Finance Corporate Capture Conclusion

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Report OverviewTable of Contents

This Report

Authors

This report was written by Arimbi Wahono (Shared Planet), through extensive collaboration with Katie Tobin (Women’s Environment & Development Organization). Charts and data visualizations by Data4Change. Design and website by Cosmic. Cover photo by Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following reviewers for their generous input into and expert review of this report: Precious Tricia Abwooli, Sanam Amin, Bertha Argueta, gina cortés valderrama, Tara Daniel, Ibrahim Elhatimi, Habiba Fouad, Guillermina French, Julia Gerlo, Verónica Grondona, Sinéad Magner, Amy McShane, Tara Povey, Emilia Reyes, Friederike Strub, and Rebecca Thissen. We envision this continuing project as a contribution to the broader movements for feminist economic and climate justice of which we are part, and are extremely grateful to the colleagues who took the time to strengthen this report and contribute their analysis.

Photo from World Bank Action Day, April 2024 (Katie Tobin)