- Young and committed to fighting gender-based and sexual violence in Niger: Rabi talks about her involvement in the Jades II project
Rabi Boubacar Souleymane is 29 years old and lives in Niamey. She is a member of the NGO Lucc and the UNESCO Club in Niger. As a Young Leader for Advocacy, she participates in the creation and implementation of JADES II, a project that aims to challenge the relevant political authorities on gender-based violence […]
– High Council for Equality: Equipop co-chairs the commission on “Feminist diplomacy and international and European issues”
Nicolas Rainaud, advocacy manager at Equipop and member of the HCE from 2019 to 2021, is joining the high council for a second term (2022-2024) under the chairmanship of Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette. Through its involvement in the HCE, Equipop will campaign, among other things, for the implementation of a genuine feminist foreign policy.
– Equipop reaffirms that far-right movements are incompatible with gender equality and social justice.
Press release Paris, April 15, 2022 With 23.1% of the votes cast, Marine Le Pen has qualified for the second round of the French presidential election. She is capitalizing on the fact that she is the only woman to have reached the second round twice, presenting herself as the "woman of state" that France, and French women in particular, […]
– Young French-speaking feminists meet Diene Keita, Deputy Director of UNFPA
On April 7, Equipop facilitated a meeting between Diene Keita and a dozen young feminists from France and West Africa. It was a unique opportunity to highlight the challenges young people face in accessing sexual and reproductive health and rights, and their place in decision-making processes.
– A feminist foreign policy for the 2022–2027 presidential term
“Adopting feminist foreign policies to respond to the global challenges of the 21st century” – With this document, Equipop highlights a major issue for the upcoming five-year term. It is currently being shared with the teams of the presidential candidates and will subsequently be distributed to members of parliament so that they commit to promoting and […]
– Feminists in Action: a support mechanism for feminist organizations in the Global South
The Feminists in Action project was officially launched in early February 2022 at the Cité Audacieuse by CARE France, Equipop, Oxfam France, the Fund for Women in the Mediterranean (FFMed), the Fund for Francophone Women (XOESE), and the Pananetugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF). The launch of Feminists in Action was an opportunity to […]
– Equipop partners with UNFPA for the launch of its 2022 annual report
Equipop is partnering with UNFPA and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to launch the UNFPA annual report in France, which addresses the issue of unintended pregnancies. Registration is now open to follow the event, which will be held online on Monday, April 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.!
– "Mobilizing young people is essential if we want to build inclusive international processes."
Interview with Léa Thuillier from the En Avant Toutes association.
– 2022 presidential election: for feminist public policies!
Equipop, together with its partners in the Collectif Générations Féministes (Feminist Generations Collective), is publishing an open letter calling for feminist public policies on March 8. Addressed to the presidential candidates, it calls on them to make the fight against inequality a key focus of their campaigns.
– Gender equality: a major cause, but little progress
Ahead of International Women's Day, and five weeks before the first round of the presidential election, Equipop, Oxfam France, and CARE France, with the participation of women's rights organizations such as the Fondation des Femmes, Planning Familial, and ONE France, have taken stock of "the great [...]