Resist, Unite, Transform
At a time when gender equality and international solidarity are under direct attack around the world, Equipop has set out to strengthen its alliances in order to launch powerful campaigns across a wide range of institutional settings. For a long time, feminist activists and researchers have been sounding the alarm about the rise of broad anti-rights movements, supported […]
Placing gender equality at the center of the "One Health" agenda to strengthen the effectiveness and equity of health policies
Open Letter to Public Authorities, Academic Institutions, and Stakeholders Committed to the “One Health” Approach, Ahead of the One Health Summit in Lyon (April 5–7, 2026) The “One Health” approach has emerged in recent years as an essential framework for addressing global health challenges. In […]
March 8, 2026: French feminist diplomacy, caught between political ambitions and budgetary constraints
Equipop has been involved in the development and monitoring of French feminist diplomacy for several years. In particular, in October 2025, we published a position paper presenting analyses and recommendations on this topic. On March 6, 2026, Equipop attended the event organized by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs […]
Exploring the African Union: Amplifying the Voices of Activists from Francophone Africa at the 42nd GIMAC Pre-Summit
A Call for a Feminist and Intersectional Approach to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene The Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) serves as a strategic platform for advocacy within the African Union. As a continental platform for gender equality, GIMAC acts as an interface between civil society organizations and African decision-making bodies, by formulating […]
On the Road to Madrid: Mobilizing for a Feminist Foreign Policy
On the occasion of #CSW70, Equipop and the Walking the Talk* partners supported the event “The Road to Madrid: Powering Momentum for Feminist Foreign Policy,” organized in collaboration with the Collective for Feminist Foreign Policy (the Collective) and FEMNET as members of the Global Network of Partners for Feminist Foreign Policy. This meeting […]
“Facing backlash, cities stand in solidarity with women around the world”: Equipop’s new booklet for municipal elections
With the 2026 municipal elections just a few days away, Equipop has published a document to draw attention to a major issue that has been virtually absent from the municipal campaign: the role of municipalities in protecting the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ people, from the local to the international level. In a context marked by the rise of rhetoric […]
One year of Trump II: from misogynistic policies to attacks on democracy and international law
In September 2024, Equipop warned of the "international shockwave" that Trump's re-election would cause, particularly for women's rights. One year after his inauguration at the White House, these warnings have largely been confirmed, with a backlash unprecedented in its speed and brutality. The dismantling of USAID, diplomatic offensives at the UN... All [...]
– Decoding feminist foreign policies: a look back at the fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Diplomacy (Paris, October 22-23, 2025)
Against a backdrop of declining rights and funding crises, the Ministerial Conference on Feminist Diplomacy brought together 31 states in Paris. Feminist activists who made their mark at the event analyze the official announcements and reiterate the urgent need for truly transformative diplomacy, built with actors on the ground, rather than simply proclaimed. The […]
– EquipopLabs for feminist advocacy at the heart of communities
In 2025, three incubation labs were organized by Equipop as part of the C'est la vie! (CLV 2) project in Ouagadougou, Abidjan, and Niamey. These workshops, facilitated using the EquipopLab participatory methodology, brought together members of Ratanga Clubs, civil society organizations, institutional partners, the project's feminist consultants, [...]
– Open letter: an international call to fund feminist movements
With two months to go before the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Equipop and its partners have brought together 268 organizations from 61 countries in a collective effort to send a clear message: there is an urgent need to defend gender equality and increase funding for organizations […]