International Gender Policy / LGBTIQ+

The global rise of structural oppression and violence against women and LGBTIQ+, the strengthening of anti-gender networks and anti-feminist attitudes and the fragmentation of feminist movements are contemporary challenges. We analyse (patriarchal) gender and power relations, support spaces for action for a democratisation of gender relations and promote intersectional and international gender-political narratives. In doing so, we stand up for reproductive justice, strengthen feminist solidarities and coalitions and call for a feminist organisational and leadership culture.

Recent articles

Main focus areas

Feminist perspectives on global environmental justice

Bunte kopfhohe Umrisse von vielen Menschen

Gender Based Violence

Identity Politics: What unites us

Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism

Feminist Leadership

Reproductive Justice

"No Women - No Peace: 20th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security"

40 Years CEDAW: The International Bill of Rights for Women

Feature: How LGBTI activists fight for their rights worldwide

„Reach Everyone on the Planet…“: Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectionality

With the publication, "Reach Everyone on the Planet ...," the Gunda Werner Institute wants to honor Kimberlé Crenshaw and to illustrate the importance of the intersectional approach through a variety of contributions.

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Feminist perspectives on gender-just and sustainable urban development

Factsheet

Urbanisation is a defining characteristic of life across the globe in the 21st century. Cities offer many opportunities for different types of people to forge a livelihood and lead a fulfilling social life. The diverse options are taken up in particular by women and people who renounce traditional, binary gender roles and norms and are thus often subject to various kinds of discrimination.

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Abortion: From criminalisation to the right to self-determination

Factsheet

Abortion is one of the most common gynecological procedures. Legal regulations have a major impact on whether access to this essential healthcare service is safe, legal and free of charge.

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Podcast

"Our Voices, our Choices" is the international gender-political podcast series of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Here stories are told about women's and LGBTI human rights: people whose voice is not heard often and whose rights are restricted. >> subscribe for free!