During the March month, we have the pleasure to host at GIZ Albania the exhibition “Girls” by the activist and artist Elga Mitre! 🌟 Embracing Imperfection and be you 🌟 🎨 Finding the Artist Inside You! 💡 You Don’t Have…
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Through the Lense of Intersectionality: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as an Integral Component of Feminist Policies
Through the Lense of Intersectionality: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as an Integral Component of Feminist Policies If you leaf through our clients’ most recent strategic documents, it becomes clear: whether Feminist Development Policy, the Human Rights Concept of German…
Final conference withing the Campaign “Improve Gender equality”
The German Development Cooperation project “Support to Social Inclusion in Serbia (GIZ SIP)” has supported the Ministry of Human, Minority Rights and Social Dialogue (MHMRSD) to conduct the campaign for improvement of gender equality in Serbia. The aim of the…
“New Wave” Documentary
During the March Month we want to invite you to the screening evening of the documentary “New Wave”! For over three decades, Albanian families have gone through the hurdles of migration, and “New Wave” takes a powerful dive into this…
FemFest
GIZ Albania this year is joining BashArt on International Women’s Week, supporting the third edition of #FemFEST 2024. From 4 to 8 March, the festival gathers artists, activists, writers and politicians to give voice to issues of gender equality and…
Gender Awareness Campaign
This year, the internal service providers are organising an awareness-raising campaign at the German sites. Part of the campaign is a video that illustrates the ideas of a gender-equitable world. The video will be shown on the in-house TV screens…
ELVIS Cinema
As part of Gender Month, we are showing a relevant film that deals with gender inequality. In doing so, we are taking a look beyond national borders. The colleagues of the Procurement, Contracting, Properties, Property Management, Language Services (ELVIS) department,…
Infostand of the GIZ Equal Opportunities Commissioner Bonn
8 March is International Women’s Day, a day that stands for equal rights and against discrimination against women*, a day for solidarity among and with women* – and therefore a day on which we would like to come together with…
Gender Evidence: Mapping the Terrain
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to our online Session “Gender Evidence: Mapping the Terrain”. In celebration of Gender Month this March, we aim to explore and share insights into the existing and various sources of evidence on…
Feminist Development Policy in practice – Are you familiar with GIZs Gender Tools?
Online Event: 13.03.2024, 16:00 – 17:00 CET (please click on the image to enlarge it) Use the following link to join the meeting: Hier klicken, um an der Besprechung teilzunehmen Besprechungs-ID: 332 941 099 990 Passcode: gD6aiq Mit einem…
GIZ Gender Award Ceremony 2024
GIZ Gender Award Ceremony 2024 Don’t miss – the GIZ Gender Award Ceremony 2024 on Friday, 8th March, 11:00 – 13:00 h CET Where: Bonn, GIZ Campus, Auditorium and online via livestream We are honored to count on the…
Importance of Research and Analysis and Gender Mainstreaming in a Sustainable Economic Development Project
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The Cities Challenge Empowering women* as active shapers of sustainable urban development
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Beitrag der Grünen Innovationszentren in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft
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Holistic Approach: Highlighting the DIGITS-wide Initiative ‘DIGITS… ist bunt’
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Gender inside GIZ: STOP IT – Preventing and dealing with sexual harassment
Gender inside GIZ Feminist Development Cooperation in Practice Dear colleagues, You are invited! STOP IT – Preventing and dealing with sexual harassment 30.03.2023 13:00 – 14:00 CET What is sexual abuse and harassment? What are the consequences?…
Individual Coaching during the Gender Month 2023
Dear colleagues of GIZ, As part of the GIZ Gender Month 2023, which is taking place in March, we would like to draw your attention to the 45-minute individual coaching on the topic of “Gender sensitivity in the workplace” offered…
The Gender/Digitalisation Nexus in development cooperation and project management: Introducing the serious game “Gender – Next Level”
Gender Inside GIZ Dear colleagues, You are invited! The Gender/Digitalisation Nexus in development cooperation and project management – Introducing the serious game “Gender – Next Level” – developed by the German Government and Federal States Programme 28.03.2023 11:00 –…
Info Session: Internationa Women`s Day
The online info session will be organised on the occasion of the International Women`s Day on 08.03.2023 (14.00h-15.15h CET) with the topics: Reason for celebrating International Women’s Day (historical perspective) Feminist movement in Serbia Where are do we stand today…
Women in Leadership ” Movie Night”
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we would like to build and strengthen the network of women leaders in Tirana, so that we can become stronger in pushing forward the gender equality agenda in Albania. Together with the Country…
Knowledge Café // Gender Special // GG-Portfolio der Abteilung 4C – quo vadis und wie?
FMB intern – 4C: Der 8. März, was war das doch gleich für ein Tag? Genau, internationaler Tag der Frauen. An diesem und rund um diesen Tag finden sowohl innerhalb der GIZ als auch außerhalb verschiedene Termine statt (z. B.…
Book Club talks – Women in Migration
GIZ Gender Group, the GIZ Book Club and the Programme Migration & Diaspora want to invite you to a reading and discussion on Migration and Women. This book club reading event aims to bring together individuals with a shared interest…
Launch Event of the German Federal Foreign Office Guidelines on Feminist Foreign Policy
@Federal Foreign Office On 1 March 2023, 14:00h – 15:00h CET the German Federal Foreign Office will launch its Guidelinies on Feminist Foreign Policy. The event, which will be hosted by Foreign Minister Baerbock, will take place in the Weltsaal of…
Feminist Approaches in Alternative Development: The Case of Albania
14. March, 08:00-09:00 CET, Vienna International Center This side event is held in the margins of the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and organized by GIZ’s Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD). It…
Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand?
Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand? 13th March, 11.30PM CET via MS Teams (Link to the event) Do you wonder about the status of gender equality in GIZ? About whether we reached gender parity in our workforce…
Schreibwerkstatt: Menstrual Health &Hygiene – Social Media Fokus
Interne Schreibwerkstatt am 09.03.2023, 10:30-15:30 im GIZ Campus Bonn mit der Autorin, Journalistin und Redenschreiberin Friederike Bauer mit dem Ziel: “Geschlechterrollen aufbrechen und soziale Normen verändern, dabei gleichzeitig öffentlichkeitswirksam und gefällig schreiben.” Hintergrund ist die wiederkehrende Kommunikation – vor allem…
Die Zukunft der Entwicklungs- und Außenpolitik ist feministisch !!! ??? Lesung und Diskussion mit Kristina Lunz und Sheena Anderson (CFFP)
Liebe Kolleg*innen, das SV Menschenrechte, die GIZ-Genderbeauftragte und das KC 4C10 Rechtsstaat, Menschenrechte, Gender und Sicherheit laden zu einer virtuellen Lesung mit anschließendem Gespräch mit Kristina Lunz am 13. März um 16:00 Uhr ein. Die Veranstaltung findet im Rahmen der…
„Cuerpos juzgados” – Women’s Rights in the context of a feminist foreign and development policy
Organiser: Unidas Women’s Network between Germany, Latin America and the Caribbean coordinated by GIZ project “Latin America and Caribbean Initiative to Promote Stability, Democracy and the Rules-Based International Order (LAK-FSDRIO)” Time & Place: 30.03.2023, 19-22h, Cinema at Gropius Bau, Berlin…
White Feminism Part II: Against White Feminism – a panel discussion with Rafia Zakaria
The Equal Opportunitites Team at GIZ is happy to host the second part of our two-part series on White Feminism on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, 15:00-16:15 CET. Acclaimed journalist and writer Rafia Zakaria, author of “Against White Feminism”,…
Award Ceremony and Book Launch Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023
Award Ceremony of the Women Mobilize Women Initiative (WMW): „Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023“ 02.03.2023, 15:00 – 19:00 CEST, GIZ Berlin representation (by invitation only) Sector Project Sustainable Mobility (SV NaMo) G310 Agenda: Welcoming words by BMZ Panel discussion…
Genderrollen transformieren, Gleichberechtigung erreichen
GIZ Gender Award 2022 1st Prize GM category
InsuResilience Center of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions
Gender Award 2022 2nd Prize GG1 category
Intersectional Diversity Management Initiative
“Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LGBTQ+ problem there. Many…
Women going Digital – Business Scouts for Development
Die HerausforderungBei gleichem Ausbildungsniveau und identisch hoher Teilnahme am formellen Arbeitsmarkt von Frauen im Vergleich zu Männern könnte das weltweite Wirtschaftswachstum bis zu 20 Billionen US-Dollar höher sein als es heute der Fall ist. Dieses Ungleichgewicht schlägt sich in vielen…
SONDERAUSSCHREIBUNG 2021 DIASPORA FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Weltweit ist Geschlechterungleichheit nach wie vor ein gravierendes Problem: In vielen Lebensbereichen sind Frauen noch immer Opfer von Gewalt und geschlechter-spezifischen Diskriminierung und zudem unterrepräsentiert in Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft. Akteure der Diaspora, also Menschen mit Migrationsgeschichte, die sich der…
Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina are taking Rights into their own hands through a Free Legal Aid Application
Project: Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Legal ReformCountry: Bosnia and HerzegovinaCategory: GG1 Background information Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Legal ReformThe ORF Legal Reform project is one of the six Open Regional Funds (ORF), which…
Empowered female entrepreneur
8 March | publication |
An article about a female entrepreneur overcoming intersectional discriminations was published in a magazine and online.
Unconscious bias: You think you know them all? – Test yourself!
12 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | Online event for GIZ staff |
Interactive session on stereotypes and prejudices that are obstacles to an inclusive work environment.
Make It in Albania- I can become a driver of change
8 March | public social media video |
Messages from 11 women who made their dream come true and broke stereotypes and prejudices, in Albania.
Online Conference “Access of women in rural areas to property rights”
26 February | Online conference for invited guests |
The online conference focused on increasing the cooperation for active promotion of positive examples of gender equality, establishment of mechanisms for education and information of the women from the rural areas for their economic and social development.
Leadership in Fragile Contexts – The Role of Women in Peacebuilding
4 March | 16.00 – 17.30 CET |
Which countries and individuals are exemplary for the participation of women in foreign
policy? Which responsibility does German foreign policy bear? How do women perceive their
role on the foreign policy stage and are their demands heard? What special challenges arise
in fragile contexts? These are some of the questions we would like to explore at our event.
Individual Coaching on “Gender sensitivity in the workplace”
12 March | private event – enter lottery by 8 March |
Individual 30-min coaching on topics such as gender diversity, the ability of organisations to learn, sustainable management and social entrepreneurship
Promoting Women’s Employment: What works?
12 March | 10.00-12.00 CET | virtual event for GIZ staff in Albanian language |
stocktaking of women’s employment promotion interventions in Kosovo
Gender Equality in Land Tenure
5 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | online discussion for GIZ staff |
Assuring equal right and equal access of women and men to land ownership
Generation Equality Forum – GIZ internal Info Session
4 March | 09:30-10:00 CET and 16:00-16:30 CET | virtual event for GIZ staff |
The SP Gender informs about the Generation Equality Forum, Germany’s role and thematic focus in the Action Coalition Economic Justice and Rights.
Quiz on Gender Equality
All week | This is a private activity for the Programe Migration & Diaspora |
Each day, the quiz will focus on a different topic: Gender and Covid-19, Gender within GIZ, Gender and Migration, Facts on the topic of Gender, Women as Role Models.
NICD Learning from the Field – IRC Approach Engaging Men through Accountable Practices to Reduce Gender Inequalities and Promote Non-Violence
10 March | 13.00- 14.30 CET | Virtual event – participate via MS-Teams |
EMAP is an approach to prevent gender-based violence through a structured process of overcoming violence-related gender stereotypes. IRC members are going to share valuable field experiences from different contexts and important lessons learnt.
Reaction – Reflection – Action: follow-up discussion on women’s economic empowerment and Covid-19
11 March | 13.30 – 15.00 CET | This is a virtual event |
What options are there towards more gender transformative change and against “business as usual”? How do we shape our COVID-19 response in collaboration with donors, partners and target groups? Do we have good experience to draw upon?
Work-life Balance during Covid-19 pandemic – Survey
March 9 | 10.00-11.30 CET | private event for GIZ-Kosovo only |
Survey and result presentation on how GIZ Kosovo staff experience the effects of the pandemic, especially in terms of gender equality perspective.
Challenging Gender Stereotypes – Online theater
11 March | 10.00-12.00 CET | private event for GIZ Kosovo and Macedonia |
Through online theater and entertainment prepared by experienced artists, GIZ Kosovo Gender Group will challenge gender stereotypes.
The implications of Emerging Tech on Gender Equality – Workshop
14 April | 09.30 – 11.30 CET | this is a virtual event with limited spaces – RSVP by email to register |
In this Workshop, we want to understand the implications of disruptive technologies concerning gender equality. Together we will outline the impact on gender equality that may infer from the technologies listed in the Tech Detector.
“Towards a Gender-Equal World” – Official Opening of GIZ Gender Week 2021
8 March | 14.00 – 15.30 CET | public virtual event |
This year’s GIZ Gender Week will take stock of how we are dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 at present and how best we can safe-guard achievements made on gender equality against any deterioration and backlash.
WBG Women, Business and the Law 2021 report and findings & German policy provisions and actions aimed at closing existing gender gaps
10 March | 15.00 – 16.30 CET | public virtual event |
Presentation, discussion and exchange with high-level members of the WBG, BMZ and GIZ.
Women´s Economic Empowerment in Africa (WEE) – Working towards Gender Equality in times of COVID-19
1 March | 10.00 – 12.00 CET | Public virtual event – watch recording here |
As many Covid-19 measures build on existing social and economic structures which are not gender-neutral, the effects of the pandemic affect African women particularly hard.
Photo Campaign Regional Office North
In the framework of the GIZ Gender week, the regional office North conducted a photo campaign to call attention to the discrimination of women and other minorities. As the team of the regional office North is operating Germany-wide, a campaign…
“Equal rights, equal opportunities” – International Women’s Day 2020 in the Federal Foreign Office
There is still a lot to do in the field of women’s rights and gender equality, both internationally and in the Federal Foreign Office. “Women’s rights are one of the most pressing political issues of our time,” said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.…
North Macedonia: GIZ Gender Week
Please find the report of the GIZ Gender Week 2020 in North Macedonia here: GIZ Country Office Report on Gender Week Events 2020 – North Macedonia
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We need to talk! Gender sensitive language in the media
Putting words into action – during the Gender Week the team of GIZ Kosovo talks about the issue of gender-sensitive language in media. Still gender-equalities and outdated stereotypes are often echoed across local media. Traditional depictions feminine and masculine roles…
Month of Roma Women Activism “Roma Women who removes prejudices”
Am Weltfrauentag beginnt der Monat des Aktivismus der Roma-Frauen Die Roma-Frauen bauen Vorurteile ab Im Rahmen der traditionellen Maßnahme „Der Monat des Aktivismus der Roma-Frauen“ startet das Roma-Frauennetzwerk am 8. März 2020 folgende Kampagne „Kinderheirat ist kein Teil der Roma–Kultur…
Women in Agriculture
Workshop in a rural area such as Ersekë, Albania, with the participation of local producers, business women, professors from the University of Agriculture. There will be talks and discussions regarding the challenges that women face regarding entrepreneurship in agriculture field.…
Photo Campaign Regional Office Nord
In the framework of the GIZ Gender week, the regional office North is planning a photo campaign to call attention to the discrimination of women and other minorities. As the team of the regional office North is operating Germany-wide, a…
Knowledge Café: Step It Up for Gender Equality in South African Media – Winning Project of the GIZ Gender Prize
Knowledge Cafe: Step It Up for Gender Equality in South Africa Media – One of this year’s winners of the GIZ Gender Prize (in category GG2) !! – The Step It Up for Gender Equality in South African Media…
AIZ Information desk
Information on current gender training courses and learning opportunities with a gender reference – here we look forward to your feedback: what meets the need, what do you want? Tips & tricks on gender sensitivity in the workplace And: 10…
Knowledge Café: Women, Peace and Security | Was bedeutet die Agenda Frauen, Frieden, Sicherheit für unsere Arbeit?
Was bedeutet die Agenda Frauen, Frieden, Sicherheit für unsere Arbeit? 2020 wird das Jahr der Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter mit so vielen Jubiläen wichtiger internationaler Vereinbarungen wie noch nie zuvor: 5 Jahre Agenda 2030 (Agenda 2030 +5), 20 Jahre VN Resolution 1325…
Economic Empowerment of Women in South East Europe
Two days Regional Workshop (Western Balkan 6 Countries) on strengthening the notarial practices in South East Europe by implementing the gender responsive share of land ownership. The workshop will cover the following sessions: – The LAT methodology and countries’ reporting…
Roundtable on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
Organizing Roundtable on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment with Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy The objectie of the event is to open a discussion with the lead Governmental representatives and governmental body in charge…
Sex-Disaggregated Data Collection Mechanism
Workshop on Internal GIZ CO Sex-Disaggregated Data Collection Mechanism. The objective of the workshop is to prepare the project staff nominated for collection of the sex-disaggregated data for use of the system (excel-based software templates) that is going to be…
Gender Equality Strategy
PRESENTATION OF THE GIZ COUNTRY OFFICE GENDER EQUALITY STRATEGY 2020-2024. The Strategy will be presented to GIZ CO staff members including the members of the Management Team. The objective is to achieve ownership by the staff, lobby for time and…
What does it mean to be a man and a feminist?
What does it mean to be a man and a feminist? Many male colleagues wonder which role they can take on when it comes to the promotion of gender equality. Discussions on gender equality are mostly dominated by women. But…
Women, Peace and Security – Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of UN Resolution 1325
Women, Peace and Security: Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of UN Resolution 1325 Strengthening the Women and Peace and Security Agenda is one of the main focuses of Germany’s membership in the UN Security Council in 2019/20. The aim…
Vernissage #ClosingTheGenderGap
Vernissage #ClosingTheGenderGap The interactive and multi-media exhibition #ClosingTheGenderGAP – Sustainable Development needs Gender Equality showcases the worldwide commitment of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development for the promotion of gender equality. After a short introduction you will have…
GIZ Gender Award Ceremony
GIZ Gender-Award Ceremony In 2019 almost twice as many teams applied for the GIZ Gender Award 2020 as two years ago, exceeding all our expectations. The 120 applications received are an impressive testimony to our commitment and our contribution to…
Regional Workshop on Target Group Engagement and Gender Mainstreaming in the context of Migration in the Western Balkans
Regional Workshop on Target Group Engagement and Gender Mainstreaming in the context of Migration in the Western Balkans Concept Note The Regional Workshop on Target Group Engagement and Gender Mainstreaming will aim to offer a platform for the exchange…
Female lawyer breakfast
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Legal Reform (ORF-LR) project together with the IPA 2017 project “Countering Serious Crime in the Western Balkans”, organized on the 26th of March in Tirana, Albania, a “Working Breakfast with Female…
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Informeller Fachaustausch: Wie funktioniert eine App zum Schutz von Frauen vor Gewalt?
Das GG2-Vorhaben “Prävention von Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen im südlichen Afrika” hat nach zweijähriger Entwicklungszeit im Januar die App “Nokaneng” auf den Markt gebracht. Informationen, Unterstützung und Schutz von Frauen per App – aber wie genau funktioniert das? Und worauf musste bei der Umsetzung…
Womanomics – successfull female positioning in the job
Our first two events 2019 Speed Coaching – Female Finance “Language and Salary Negotiation” and the keynote event “Womanomics” took place in Eschborn with a sensational success! The registrations for our offered Speed Coaching – Female Finance “Language and Salary…