Gender Equality

Publication | Walking towards a feminist local future

The document “Walking towards a feminist local future. Reflections and debates arising from the 1s...
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The German-African Councillors’ Round Table – A successful Premiere

In early August 2023, more than 30 councillors from Germany, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya came toge...
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CLGF | Rolling out women’s empowerment project to two more states in India & Bangladesh

The WALL project that originated in India continues to yield beneficial outcomes, as it is rolled ou...
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The Eastern Partnership Equality and Women’s Solidarity Forum in 8 quotes

Following the impressive rates of adoption of the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in ...
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10 years of cross-border dialogue between the Mayors of the Great Lakes Region

Bujumbura (Burundi) was hosting the 10th General Assembly of the Platform of Local Authorities of th...
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Promoting gender equality in the municipalities of Togo with AIMF

The President of the association “la Faîtière des Communes du Togo” (FCT), Mrs. Yawa A...
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Gender justice is justice for all: UN event highlights the importance of local and regional action and cooperation

At the 67th edition of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), four local government represe...
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Interview | Bravery and resilience have no gender, Chernihiv city councillor claims

On the occasion of a workshop “Amplifying the voices of Ukrainian Women in post-war recovery&#...
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International Women’s Day: Let’s talk about human rights!

Dr. Claudia Schöning-Kalender, Member of the SPD-parliamentary group in Mannheim City Council (Germ...
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Join us at UN CSW67 Parallel event on gender justice

Four local government representative networks are joining forces at the 67th edition of the UN Commi...
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DIBA & CLGF took part in the GAP III Structured Dialogue

The Barcelona Provincial Council (DIBA) and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) particip...
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“Les Elegides” will gather local elected women from all over the world in Mallorca

Political representatives from Tunisia, Senegal, Bolivia, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Niger, Morocco and Pal...
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DIBA organised the 1st Forum of Ibero-American Female local leaders in Mexico City

The 1st “Forum of Ibero-American Female Mayors and Elected Leaders” took place in Mexico...
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The African Charter for Local Gender Equality unveiled

A brand-new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions at Africi...
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Renovating Europe’s Charter for local equality

Gender equality is not something that can be decreed in a top-down way, nor something we can achieve...
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Localising SDG5 in Georgia: Women’s economic empowerment in rural municipalities

Eleven women from two Georgian target municipalities – Oni and Senaki – received a grant for the...
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CLGF organised its Month of Mentoring!

The Month of Mentoring is a key initiative of the Commonwealth Women in Local Government network (Co...
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One more step towards the Charter for Gender Equality in Africa

On 14 and 15 July 2021, a broad consultation workshop was held online in the framework of the drafti...
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Watch ¡Ojalá! and learn more about DIBA-IMADEL winning partnership!

Follow the first steps of Michelle, a 25-year-old student from Barcelona (Spain), in Marrakesh (Moro...
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Women in Local Government – Can mentoring make a difference

In the framework of CLGF’s commitment to our supporting more women into local government, the ComW...
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