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Women7 Position Paper 2026 – French G7 Presidency : Defending and promoting gender equality in a difficult context
Ahead of the 2026 G7 Summit, Women 7 released a position paper titled: “French G7 Presidency : Defending and promoting gender equality in a difficult context”. On January 1, 2026, France officially took on the presidency of the G7, following Canada, with the main ambition of addressing “global imbalances”. This presidency is taking place in […]
Position paper -increased and efficient funding for gender equality
The W7 calls on France and its allies in advancing gender equality to strengthen their leadership by adopting ambitious financial commitments, more equitable, transparent, and sustainable funding policies, placing formal and informal feminist organizations at the center of their strategies, and by ensuring direct, flexible, and sustainable access to resources that can be adapted to […]
Position paper – Gender, Climate and Biodiversity
This note highlights the need to address these issues jointly, in order to contribute to fairer, more inclusive and effective G7 climate commitments, consistent with existing international frameworks and the principles of gender equality and intersectionality by influencing the G7 position.
Position paper – Digital spaces
Safe digital spaces for women and activists, and for democracies The Role of the G7 in 2026, under the French Presidency In its Declaration, the W7 identifies the backlash as a major factor contributing to global imbalance, which must be addressed as such by the French G7 presidency. Masculinism is both a product of and a […]
W7 position paper
French G7 Presidency: defending and promoting gender equality in a difficult context On January 1, 2026, France officially took on the presidency of the G7, following Canada, with the main ambition of addressing “global imbalances”. This presidency is taking place in an international context marked by a questioning of multilateralism and international solidarity, including within […]
