A leadership network with over 000 Champions and 000 Alumni.

I am happy to be an International Gender Champion. I encourage other senior leaders to be part of this campaign for equality.

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations

Women must be given the opportunity to partake in all levels of leadership in order to establish peace, tranquility, justice and equality.

Manizha Bakhtari

Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Vienna

Advancing gender equality and protecting hard-won progress is an obligation for all of us. It is not an optional extra, but essential to building sustainably peaceful and prosperous societies.

Brian Flynn

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the OSCE in Vienna

The United Nations must truly serve all the peoples of the world, of which, everywhere in the world, half are women and girls.

Annalena Baerbock

President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 80th session, United Nations

In 2026, no country in the world has achieved full gender equality. Across the globe, women’s rights remain fragile – if not openly challenged or threatened.

Khaled El-Enany

Director-General, UNESCO

In essence, gender equality lies at the heart of democracy, human rights, peace, just societies, and well-balanced power relations.

Stephanie Fenkart

Director, International Institute for Peace

I am personally convinced that gender equality makes ICCT a more effective and relevant organisation externally, and a better place to work in internally.

Thomas Renard

Director, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)