Gender at Work

🌍 Around the world, women’s rights and feminist organizations are pushing for change, often under pressure, with limited resources, and in rapidly shifting political contexts. 🤝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 was created to make sure those experiences do not stay isolated. It brings feminist organizations together to learn, reflect, and build knowledge collectively across regions to support long‑term, sustainable feminist change. The WVL Learning Partnership is led by IDRC and supported Global Affairs Canada.  🔗 Learn more about the Learning Partnership at the link in the first comment 👇 #WVL #FeministLearning  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🌍 Partout dans le monde, les organisations de défense des droits des femmes et les organisations féministes militent pour le changement, souvent sous pression, avec des ressources limitées et dans des contextes politiques en constante évolution. 🤝 𝐋𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 𝐝’𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐱 𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬 a été créé pour veiller à ce que ces expériences ne restent pas isolées. Il rassemble des organisations féministes afin d’apprendre, de réfléchir et de développer collectivement des connaissances à travers les régions, dans le but de soutenir un changement féministe durable à long terme.  Le Partenariat d’apprentissage VLF est dirigé par le CRDI et soutenu par Affaires mondiales Canada. 🔗 Pour en savoir plus sur le Partenariat d'apprentissage, cliquez sur le lien dans le premier commentaire 👇 #VLF #ApprentissageFéministe  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🌍 En todo el mundo, las organizaciones feministas y de defensa de los derechos de las mujeres están impulsando el cambio, a menudo bajo presión, con recursos limitados y en contextos políticos que cambian rápidamente. 🤝 𝐋𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐣𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐳 𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐠𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 se creó para garantizar que esas experiencias no queden aisladas. Reúne a organizaciones feministas para aprender, reflexionar y generar conocimientos de manera colectiva en todas las regiones, con el fin de apoyar un cambio feminista sostenible y a largo plazo.  La Asociación de Aprendizaje VLM es dirigida por el IDRC y cuenta con el apoyo de Global Affairs Canada. 🔗 Más información sobre la Asociación de Aprendizaje en el enlace del primer comentario 👇 #VLM #AprendizajeFeminista

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✨ 𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚-𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 ✨ Over the past few months, we’ve been revisiting the Gender at Work Framework through conversations with people who helped shape it, carry it into practice, challenge it, adapt it, and keep it alive across different contexts over the last two decades. Through stories from madeleine kennedy-macfoy (she/her), Aruna Rao, David Kelleher, Carol Miller, Suzette Mitchell, PhD, Ray Gordezky, Kalyani Menon-Sen, Michal Friedman, Nina Benjamin, and other Gender at Work Associates, we’ve reflected on how the framework has travelled through organisations, movements, research spaces, feminist organising processes, monitoring and evaluation work, and community-based change efforts across the world. Again and again, people returned to one idea 💡 The framework has endured not because it offers easy answers, but because it helps people ask deeper questions about power, systems, culture, relationships, and change. We’ve also loved seeing how many different ways people have interpreted and used the framework over the years; sometimes exactly as intended, and sometimes in ways nobody could have predicted when it was first developed. Thank you to everyone who followed the series, shared reflections, contributed stories, and engaged with the conversations along the way. And even though the 21st anniversary series is coming to a close, we would still love to hear how you’ve been using the framework in your own work, organising, research, teaching, or practice. 💬 Keep sharing with us your stories on how the Gender at Work Framework has shaped your thinking or your work over the years. 🔗 You can explore the full anniversary series on our #Substack (https://lnkd.in/eaQtXsZQ) and catch up with the visual stories and reflections from the series over on our Instagram (https://lnkd.in/etkN6Ded) #GenderAtWork #GenderAtWorkFramework #SystemsChange #FeministPractice #OrganisationalChange #LearningInPractice

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What does feminist organising look like when survival itself is under threat? In the fourth and final story in our Power Up! partner series, written by Eleanor du Plooy, we reflect on the work of CRTDA and its partners across Lebanon, Tunisia, and Palestine. These are contexts shaped by crisis: economic collapse, shrinking civic space, ongoing conflict, and repression. And yet, feminist organising continues. This story moves beyond impact. It asks harder questions about power, solidarity, and responsibility in this moment. Across these contexts, women and feminist organisations are building collective power in ways that are adaptive and deeply relational. From leadership development and political participation to solidarity networks that sustain communities through crisis, this work shows how movements endure and evolve under pressure. It is also a reminder that feminist organising is not only about programmes or outcomes. It is about the infrastructures of care, trust, and collective action that make resistance possible. As the Power Up! programme comes to a close, this story leaves us with a shared question: 🤔 What does this moment demand of all of us working towards justice? 🔗 Read the full story and explore the complete Power Up! series: https://lnkd.in/eMusF947 Graphic by Nzilani Simu #GenderAtWork #PowerUp #FeministOrganising #CollectivePower #SocialJustice #FeministMovements #Palestine #Lebanon #Tunisia

Join us on 27 May: The second iteration of the Gender at Work Collective Wisdom Picnic   Across regions, we are navigating shrinking civic space, rising backlash against gender equality, and deepening inequalities. In moments like this, we need spaces that allow us to reflect collectively, not just respond reactively. On 27 May, Gender at Work will host the second iteration of The Gender at Work Collective Wisdom Picnic — a global community conversation designed for coming together and shared reflection.    These sessions are grounded in a simple idea: wisdom already lives in our networks. When we create the right conditions — care-filled facilitation, openness, and mutual respect — we can collectively hold space for one another. We will share:  🫂 What we are holding in our contexts  🪴 What is sustaining us  🧭 How we are navigating uncertainty To accommodate colleagues and partners across time zones, we will host two sessions on 27 May at different times: 08:00 - 09:00 UTC and 15:00 - 16:00 UTC. We will also offer interpretation for different language needs. This is a conversational space, not a broadcast. We hope you will join us.   Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUmf2XYs

We have just kicked off the 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 with our inception workshop, held on the sidelines of Women Deliver. This marks the beginning of a collective feminist learning journey that is grounded in movement realities.   💬 What do you think is most important to get right at the start of a long‑term feminist learning process?    🔗 Learn more about the Learning Partnership at the link in the first comment 👇  #WVL #FeministLearning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nous venons de lancer 𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 𝐝’𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐱 𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬 avec notre atelier de lancement, organisé en marge de Women Deliver.  Cela marque le début d’un parcours d’apprentissage féministe collectif ancré dans les réalités du mouvement.  💬 Selon vous, quel est l’élément le plus important à mettre en place dès le début d’un processus d’apprentissage féministe à long terme? 🔗 Pour en savoir plus sur le Partenariat d'apprentissage, cliquez sur le lien dans le premier commentaire 👇  #VLF #ÉgalitéDesGenres #ApprentissageFéministe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acabamos de poner en marcha 𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐣𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐳 𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐠𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 con nuestro taller inaugural, celebrado en el marco de Women Deliver. Esto marca el inicio de un viaje de aprendizaje feminista colectivo que se basa en las realidades del movimiento. 💬 ¿Qué crees que es lo más importante para empezar con buen pie un proceso de aprendizaje feminista a largo plazo? 🔗 Más información sobre la Asociación de Aprendizaje en el enlace del primer comentario 👇  #VLM #IgualdadDeGénero #AprendizajeFeminista

Join us on 27 May: The second iteration of the Gender at Work Collective Wisdom Picnic   Across regions, we are navigating shrinking civic space, rising backlash against gender equality, and deepening inequalities. In moments like this, we need spaces that allow us to reflect collectively, not just respond reactively. On 27 May, Gender at Work will host the second iteration of The Gender at Work Collective Wisdom Picnic — a global community conversation designed for coming together and shared reflection.    These sessions are grounded in a simple idea: wisdom already lives in our networks. When we create the right conditions — care-filled facilitation, openness, and mutual respect — we can collectively hold space for one another. We will share:  🫂 What we are holding in our contexts  🪴 What is sustaining us  🧭 How we are navigating uncertainty To accommodate colleagues and partners across time zones, we will host two sessions on 27 May at different times: 08:00 - 09:00 UTC and 15:00 - 16:00 UTC. We will also offer interpretation for different language needs. This is a conversational space, not a broadcast. We hope you will join us.   Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUmf2XYs

What does it take to move from the margins of the home to the centre of decision-making? As the third part in our Power Up! partner series, Bedotroyee Bhattacharjee brings forward the story of the Netri movement in India: a powerful example of feminist organising rooted in rural communities. Across states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand, women are coming together as Netris; leaders who are reclaiming their rights to land, forest resources, and participation in governance. From navigating the complexities of the Forest Rights Act to speaking in Gram Sabhas, these women are reshaping systems that once excluded them. Their work is grounded in collective organising: sangathans built on care, trust, and shared struggle. It is through these collectives that women are securing land rights, increasing incomes, challenging violence, and building pathways to dignity and autonomy. At its core, this story is about what becomes possible when women organise: ✊🏾 when the personal becomes political, 📚 when knowledge becomes power, 🗣️🌍 and when collective voice reshapes the future. As one powerful refrain in the movement declares: “Jal Jungle Jameen kiski hai? Humari hai, humari hai!” 🔗 Read the full story and explore more from the Power Up! series: https://lnkd.in/eR9MsSdq Graphic by Nzilani Simu #GenderAtWork #PowerUp #FeministOrganising #CollectivePower #WomenInLeadership #SocialJustice

Our Executive Director, madeleine kennedy-macfoy (she/her), has been walking through the 2026 Women Deliver conference with her camera in hand; capturing the words, banners, and messages shaping this moment. From bold calls for justice to reminders of collective care, the space is full of energy and imagination. We’re sharing a few of the banners that stood out to us. ✨ Which one speaks to you most? If you’re at #WomenDeliver2026, come say hello - just one more day left! We would love to connect; especially with partners and funders thinking about how to support feminist movement building in these times. #WD2026 #WomenDeliver #FeministLeadership #GenderEquality #GenderAtWork #MovementBuilding