Gender equality: Misereor

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A large proportion of people worldwide are restricted in their participation. This is particularly true for women and girls, people with disabilities, Indigenous, black or queer people. They are also disproportionately affected by various crises, armed conflicts and poverty factors. In authoritarian power structures, their rights are the first to be restricted.

A socio-ecological transformation takes into account and changes the norms, roles and social systems that cause gender inequality and disadvantage marginalised groups, thereby combating poverty, conflict and inequality in the long term.

Bodo Razafiniaina from Madagascar is an independent woman: at Misereor project partner Vahatra, she learnt to stand on her own two feet after the death of her husband.

In Afghanistan, women and girls suffer particularly under the rule of the Taliban. They are pushed out of public life, banned from education and employment, and many suffer from violence, abuse and hunger. Our partner organisations are taking a stand against this and are campaigning for women.

Men and women fight together for equal rights and against discrimination against women - here in Bolivia.

Hunger in the world is female. Women around the world often have fewer rights and access to prospects. In Brazil, too, the majority of hungry people are women.

The situation in Syria has been dramatic for years. Many people, especially women and children, are fleeing to Lebanon in the hope of a better future.

The partner organisations in Lebanon take in the people. Here they are cared for, receive psychosocial support and the children can go to school - regardless of whether they are boys or girls.

The majority of the projects that Misereor supports involve women and men equally. In addition, Misereor supports many projects on all three continents of the Global South that explicitly aim to achieve gender equality. This involves, for example, empowering women and girls to recognise and claim their rights, ensuring equal access to education and resources and eliminating gender-based violence. In order to bring about social change, it is important to involve men and win them over as stakeholders.