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Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms. The event brought together feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners to chart a path forward for transforming social norms and ensuring women’s full and effective political participation. This experts’ meeting was organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership, funded by the European Union, and under the leadership of UN Women’s Political Participation team, which is a collaborative global effort aimed at advancing women’s full and effective political participation and decision-making at all levels, especially those most often left furthest behind.

Despite decades of international commitments and mobilization, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the Sustainable Development Goals, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making worldwide. Social norms continue to shape perceptions of women’s roles in decision-making, restricting their access to leadership positions, prescribing what their roles should be and reinforcing structural inequalities. As part of the WYDE| Women’s Leadership Initiative, UN Women is prioritizing social norms change and shifting attitudes that portray women’s roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power, to enhance women’s political participation. Over two days, feminist scholars, policymakers, activists, and practitioners were introduced to UN Women’s corporate work on gender equality social norms and also explored social norms that impact women’s participation in public life with the ambition to lay the groundwork for an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norms change.

Read here the full article published by UN News on 17 April 2025.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics

2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions

3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics

2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions

3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics

2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions

3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics

2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions

3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action.

This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary.

The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to accelerate progress in achieving gender equality in politics and society.

With progress on women’s representation in parliaments stalling, as detailed in the IPU’s recent report Women in parliament 1995-2025, and a concerning rollback of women’s rights in some countries, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of immediate action.

The campaign promotes 10 key actions structured around three key thematic areas:

1. Promoting parity in parliament and politics

2. Encouraging gender-sensitive institutions

3. Combating gender-based violence and discrimination

40 years of bringing women MPs together

The campaign was launched at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians.

Initially formed in 1985 as an informal global women’s caucus, the first of its kind, the Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and women's empowerment. 

For example, the Forum has played a key part in parliamentary efforts to address violence against women, with 104 countries now having comprehensive laws addressing domestic violence.

The Forum provides an opportunity for women MPs to learn about how other countries are addressing gender inequality and to share good practices.

More recently, male MPs have also participated in the Forum, underlining the shared responsibility of both men and women in achieving gender equality. 

Read here the full article published by the IPU on 7 April 2025.