W7 Position paper 2026
UncategorizedMay 18, 2026


As the G7 Leaders Summit comes to an end in Kananaskis, Alberta, the Women’s 7 (W7) is disappointed with the lack of progress on key priorities identified in its Communique. The world needed the G7 to stand up in defense of rights, democracy and peace. Instead G7 leaders demonstrated little vision or ambition to tackle urgent crises.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 Women 7 (W7) Urge Action on Rights, Climate, and Gender Justice Ahead of G7 Summit in Kananaskis. Ottawa, ON – Just days ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, the Women 7 (W7), the official G7 engagement group representing feminist civil society worldwide, has issued an […]

To be effective, G7 climate leadership must be cross-cutting and grounded in gender justice. This policy brief provides a call to action to G7 leaders to tackle the climate emergency comprehensively, while centering a gender-just transition.

Amid a global rollback of civil liberties and democratic norms, the 2025 W7 Working Group on Democracy calls on G7 leaders to uphold democracy and gender equality through concrete, accountable action.