Gender Equality

Gender equality is about ensuring a fair distribution of power, influence and resources, regardless of gender. Norad advances the rights of girls and women through targeted initiatives and by integrating gender equality across at least half of all development cooperation efforts.

Gender Equality

Impact stories

Women who are changing the world

– Women are not a problem to be solved, we are actors of change and peace

Norway’s Beach Handball Team Builds Community in Angola

Norwegian efforts on gender equality - equal rights and opportunities

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Gender equality aid in numbers

Sudan: The world’s worst crisis

Women who are changing the world

Norwegian efforts on gender equality - equal rights and opportunities

Norway’s Beach Handball Team Builds Community in Angola

– Women are not a problem to be solved, we are actors of change and peace

Political rights and participation

Economic rights and participation – a key driver for welfare

Gender-based violence and harmful practices – a widespread human rights violation

Sexual and reproductive health and rights – Having agency over your own body and sexuality

Moldova: Fighting gender-based violence in the Republic of Moldova