– Moving Commitments to Action: Gender Data as a Cornerstone of Feminist Foreign Policy
Since Sweden announced the world’s first feminist foreign policy (FFP) in 2014, momentum has grown, with fifteen countries committing to FFPs by June 2024. Despite this, gender data remains overlooked in many FFP discussions and policies, hindering governments’ abilities to measure progress, ensure accountability, and make informed decisions. Integrating gender data into FFP frameworks […]
– Call for young people to mobilize against the far right on June 30 and July 7, 2024
The members of Team Hope, a group of young feminist volunteers from Equipop in Paris, are taking action. From June 28 to 30, Team Hope will be running an awareness-raising stand on gender equality at the Solidays festival. Here is the text they are distributing at the stand, calling on young people to take action in […]
– Bringing a feminist perspective to the Francophone conference on HIV: a look back at AFRAVIH
The AFRAVIH Conference is an essential forum for dialogue on HIV in French-speaking Africa. At the 12th edition in Yaoundé, Equipop advocated for the incorporation of a feminist perspective, which is essential to the fight against HIV and the defense of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Our interventions highlighted the link between […]
– Resisting collectively against the far right
In light of the historic gains made by the far right in the European elections and following Emmanuel Macron's irresponsible announcement that he would dissolve the National Assembly, it is urgent that we mobilize at all levels to defend women's rights, gender equality, and democratic values.
– Against the far right #AlertesFéministes on Sunday, June 23
The signatories of the #AlertesFéministes coalition—including Equipop—call on everyone to take action against the dangers of the far right. To preserve democracy, which is already under threat, and to protect our hard-won rights and social gains, for the dignity of all, we will sound feminist alarms everywhere in […]
– Defending abortion rights in the EU – Equipop supports “My Voice, My Choice!”
Several major European feminist organizations have launched "My Voice My Choice," a European citizens' initiative calling on the European Union to provide free, safe, and accessible abortion services to anyone in Europe who wants one. With the far right, which has always been against women's and LGBTQIA+ rights, [...]
– International Conference on “Public Action and Citizen Mobilization in Africa”: Equipop shares its feminist approaches to democracy
Continents, particularly Africa, are undergoing democratic transition. The challenges of democratic transition mainly include consolidating democratic institutions, promoting citizen participation, protecting human rights, and managing political tensions.
– “FEMINISTS IN ACTION”: HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETINGS TO DEFEND FRANCE’S SUPPORT FOR FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS
In April 2024, a delegation of seven African and Latin American activists met with several high-level French politicians in Paris. The aim of this week of advocacy? To share their experiences and put forward their recommendations for France to continue its financial and political support for feminist organizations around the world. This action was supported […]
– FEMINISTS IN ACTION: HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETINGS TO DEFEND FRANCE'S SUPPORT FOR FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS
In April 2024, a delegation of seven African and Latin American activists met with several high-level French politicians in Paris. The goal of this week of advocacy? To share their experiences and make recommendations so that France would continue its financial and political support for feminist organizations around the world. This action was […]
– APPINNOV: a fund to support the transformative power of the Rights and Health Alliance network
An integral part of the Transformative Alliance project, AppInnov is a new fund with a budget of €60,000 that aims to support the development of expertise among members of the Rights and Health Alliance network and their partners in women's and youth CSOs in their context on change-oriented approaches (COA) and [...]