Gender equality - women's rights

Gender equality is a core value and a political priority for the EU across all areas. A gender analysis is a key element to guide EU support to the promotion of gender equality in EU external actions. It provides the necessary...

This brief presents the work of ANDHES and CISCSA, WYDE grantees in Argentina, supported under the WYDE Women’s Leadership programme. In collaboration with ANDHES, CISCSA is promoting inclusive feminist movements by training young...

In the report Financing Women’s Justice Needs: Global Perspectives on Violence against Women, and a Case Study on Uganda, the different organisation responsible for this report including IDLO and UNDP stress that woman’s right to...

Capacity-building to integrating Gender Perspectives for Better Policies On 7 April 2025, the European Union (EU) Delegation in Mauritius, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, launched a three...

With the next elections in Uganda scheduled for 2026, this report analyses the dynamics of candidate participation in local and national elections in 2016. Party dynamics, the slow decentralization process, the identity of...

The WYDE | Women Leadership Initiative is part of the Women and Youth Democratic Engagement Programme (WYDE), funded by the European Union, which seeks to empower and strengthen the rights, and participation in public and...

This briefing note follows the adoption of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) III on 25 November 2020, including the accompanying joint Staff Working Document, SWD(2020) 284 final. Addressing specific challenges and opportunities for...

The purpose of this briefing note is to support staff in EU Delegations and at headquarters, especially those who are not gender experts, to mainstream gender and apply a human rights-based approach in areas of action of the Green...