While women’s rights are being challenged, and gender equality goals are further from being met, the progress for official development assistance (ODA) for gender equality has also stalled both in Sweden and globally.
Kvinna till Kvinna has examined Swedish gender equality ODA, looking at the proportion with gender equality as a principal or significant objective, support for women’s rights organizations, efforts to combat violence against women and girls, and support to Ukraine.
The analysis reveals a worrying trend of cutbacks, and we urge the Swedish government to take decisive action to reverse this trend and reclaim leadership in global gender equality ODA.