– Conference in Geneva: Facing backlash, strengthening alliances for a global feminist agenda
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Equipop organized a conference in Geneva on the theme "Facing the backlash: Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and health in multilateral spaces" in partnership with the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation and the Sexual Rights Initiative. The event welcomed around 100 participants, both online and on-site.
- Fondation des Jeunes Amazones pour le Développement: empowering women, combating violence
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, discover seven Equipop partner organizations committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa. The Young Amazons Foundation for Development (FJAD) works at all levels—individual, community, and institutional—to build a world in which every person can flourish [...].
– November 25, 2023, and the rest of the year: General mobilization against gender-based and sexual violence
On November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we will take to the streets alongside thousands of others to denounce this violence, demand ambitious political action to end it, pay tribute to the victims, and celebrate feminist struggles around the world.
– Countering masculinist discourse online: an urgent issue in France and the EU
On October 16, 2023, Equipop and the Institute for Gender in Geopolitics published a report analyzing the phenomenon of male cyberviolence and addressing a series of recommendations to the European Union and its member states to combat sexist and LGBT-phobic cyberviolence.
– Discovering the Feminist Ecosystem of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
One of the first steps in the project launched in April 2023 by Equipop and Filactions is to take stock of the regional feminist ecosystem and facilitate synergies between actors engaged in the fight for gender equality. Why this approach and what are the initial results? Read the article!
– "We, West African feminists: united for a transformative approach to SRHR"
On July 17, 2023, the Women Deliver global conference opened in Kigali. Running until July 20, it is one of the largest gatherings aimed at advancing gender equality.
– "Feminist diplomacy: taking action": the HCE calls on the government
The High Council for Equality has submitted its assessment report on France's "feminist diplomacy" strategy to Ministers Catherine Colonna and Isabelle Rome. Equipop contributed significantly to this report, which draws the government's attention to the level of ambition required to pursue a truly feminist foreign policy.
– Feminist caravans of community discussions: meetings with Ramatoulaye and Irad
For nearly a year, feminist activists from eight West African countries, working with Equipop as part of the "Young Feminists in West Africa" project, have been traveling the roads of their countries. They set out to meet women and girls in rural areas to listen to their concerns, difficulties, priorities, and specific needs [...]
– Make menstruation a topic of health, education, and equality!
Every day, 300 million women around the world have their periods. Yet periods are often shrouded in silence and shame within families and receive little public investment. On May 28, World Menstrual Hygiene Day, let us remember that periods are a matter of education, rights, and health […]
– Gender-based and sexual violence in West Africa: feminists are mobilizing across the region!
From strategy to writing action plans, media training, and designing the visual universe... in a five-day workshop, 16 feminist activists from eight West African countries designed an advocacy and communication campaign to support the fight against gender-based and sexual violence (GBV).