Feminism

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is committed to achieving fair and equitable relationships among all genders. It engages in debates, clarifies differences and commonalities in analysis and practice, expands networks, and explores new avenues.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on feminism.

Recent Articles on Feminism

Eine Frau bewässert ihr Feld im Dorf Notto, Senegal.

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Thematic Focuses on Feminism

Anne Klein Women’s Award 2026 for Awa Fall-Diop

Photo: A large protest with people raising their fists and holding signs. Some signs read "SILENCE IS VIOELENCE" and "SILENCE IS COMPLICITY." The crowd is dense.

Voices of Resistance

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The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

Global Unit for Feminism and Gender Democracy

Global Feminist Pitch

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Gunda Werner Institute

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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Publications on Feminism

In It Together

Toolkit

The Feminist Resilience Toolkit brings together strategies from feminist activists across five continents. It shares practical exercises on well-being, digital security, leadership, and funding. Case studies show how movements resist repression and build collective strength.

Derya Binışık et al.

Mapping Global Surrogacy

Report

The report exposes how global surrogacy is a supply-driven industry shaped by global inequities, weak regulation, and the power of “care brokers.” It calls for transnational policy action rooted in feminist ethics and reproductive justice.

Amrita Pande

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For Human Security in Middle East Policy: Options for Political Action

Security, dignity, and self-determination for all people in Palestine and Israel are the basis for lasting security. An approach based on international law and feminism offers further options for action.

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Feminism

Recent Articles on Feminism

No Agricultural Transformation Without Feminism

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Namibia’s Feminist Moment Is at a Crossroads

As All Things Living, Feminism Needs Care

Why a Resilient Democracy Needs a Feminist Financing

How the Women of Fondes Amandes Have Become Protectors of the Forest