Gender Transformative Approaches - Concept Note

Discriminatory social norms and structural inequalities impact people’s lives and behaviour. They are obstacles to individuals’ access to rights and services and have negative implications for the whole of society. Gender-Transformative Approaches (GTA) focus on addressing the root causes of gender inequalities. GTA aim to move beyond treating the symptoms of gender inequalities, to changing discriminatory social norms, unequal political, legal, and economic structures, and power dynamics, all of which can make inequalities seem normal and natural in a given context.

This concept note has been prepared by the EU Member States’ gender experts’ working group on gender-transformative approaches (GTA). 

A shorter version of the concept note is available as well.