We are a group of leading academic institutions and research organisations with extensive experience and knowledge of Gender Equality policies and practices.


We are a group of leading academic institutions and research organisations with extensive experience and knowledge of Gender Equality policies and practices.


In unprecedented times of multiple crises and the rise of fascism, it can feel as though those of us who are working towards feminist decolonial rooted social justice models are now more than ever pushing fruitlessly against “brick walls” (Ahmed 2017) - the metaphoric walls that appear when we try to change white Western patriarchal cis-hetero- ableist norms and institutions (96-97) - in societ
At INSPIRE’s final conference in Brussels in April 2026, one question stayed with me long after the discussions had ended: What actually makes change stick?
The final year of the project is very intensive for WIGE Community of Practice. WIGE brings together gender equality experts and researchers, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, who share their experiences and good practices - particularly regarding diverse approaches to monitoring Gender equality plans (GEPs).