Worlds congress is an international interdisciplinary congress on women held every three years.
The focus of the congress is gender research and interdisciplinary scholarship. The first Women s Worlds Congress took place in 1981, in Israel. Uganda, the first African country to host the 8th international congress offers a unique environment for hosting the congress given the progress it has made in terms of women s emancipation and gender mainstreaming in areas of politics, economics, education, organisation and its strong women s movement. The political and constitutional framework in which women are specifically recognised offers ample environment for the congress. Locating the congress in Uganda in the heart of Africa holds great potential for illuminating the voice from the south in general and of Africa in particular within the global women s movement.