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

Gender equality is not only a matter of justice – it is an imperative for reaching lasting peace, stability, and the advancement of our societies.

Annika Ben David

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy of Sweden to Austria

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

Gender equality is not peripheral to arms control; it is essential to building safer and more resilient societies.

Carina Solmirano

Head, Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat

I believe that true peace and security are only possible when gender equality is treated as a fundamental pillar.

Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu

Secretary General, OSCE

Women’s rights are not a feminist fantasy but a cornerstone of any stable society.

Edit Schlaffer

Founder & Chair, Women without Borders

African women and girls bear the greatest brunt of climate injustice and therefore must be included in the formulation and implementation of climate change policies and actions

Joseph Mithika Mwenda

Executive Director, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance