International Gender Champions
A leadership network that brings together female and male decision-makers to break down gender barriers.
Fifty per cent of the population warrants the same visibility as the other fifty percent.
We ALL support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge
Pledges
In addition to the Panel Parity Pledge, each Gender Champion makes two individual commitments specific to moving gender equality forward in their organization.
News
How can we make equal pay for women and men a reality?
On average, women in the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region earn only 81.8 cents for every euro men make. At the current rate, over 100 years will be needed to close the gap.
IGC Trade Impact Working Group: Call for Good Practices
Following the adoption of the Buenos Aires Declaration on Women and Trade in December 2017, the IGC Trade Impact Group calls on WTO Members and Observers to share good practices
International Gender Champions 2017 Annual Report is out
Find out what the International Gender Champions have achieved in 2017!
Launch of the new International Gender Champions-Nairobi hub on 7 March 2018!
An IGC-Nairobi hub was created during the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on 5 December 2017
Events
Reshaping Trade through Women's Economic Empowerment
Conference organized by the Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO to follow up on the Declaration on Trade and Women's Economic Empowerment at WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2017.
My Year With Helen
Film Screening organized by the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to UN Geneva in presence of Special Guest former UNDP Administrator and former Prime Minister of NZ, Ms Helen Clark.
IGC - Geneva 2nd Focal Points meeting
2nd Focal Points' meeting of the year