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Blue House, Sanjay Joshi

We live in a gendered world. But it doesn’t have to be an unequal one.

Global 50/50 is an independent think tank holding the world’s most powerful institutions to account on gender. We generate evidence, set standards, and fuel the movement for gender justice – across health, law, and beyond.

Why we exist
Fragments of Identity, Nan Zhao

The organised many: a gender justice agenda for action

In 2026, more than 150 gender justice leaders, from grassroots women’s rights organisations to multilateral agencies, came together across four convenings and a survey of the field. This Action Agenda is the outcome - five priority actions for gender justice.

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Open letter to the next UN Secretary-General on Gender Equality

The world needs a strong, credible UN more than at any point in a generation. Gender equality is not a side issue in that fight. It is one of the clearest tests of whether the institution can still turn its founding promise into practice. We believe the next Secretary-General must act on five commitments to advance gender equality.

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Developing your voice, Ismail Odetola, 2021

Gender (In)Justice?

Global Justice 50/50’s inaugural Report Gender (In)Justice? is the world’s first independent, systematic assessment of gender equality, fairness and equity across 171 organisations active in global law and justice.

Global Justice 50/50

The only longitudinal dataset of its kind in global health

Since 2018, Global 50/50 publishes data on how 200+ organisations active in global health perform on gender – open-access, downloaded, interactive and updated annually.
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    of data on workplace policies, practices and who gets to lead

    collected, analysed and published for public use to hold institutions accountable

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    employees of 200+ organisations

    in the Gender & Health Index, whose lives are directed affected by the workplace policies we assess each year

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    CEOs, board chairs and board members included

    in our demographic analysis of gender and geographic inequities in global health leadership

Global leaders, global impact

Our global health and global justice advisory councils bring together leading voices from around the world to guide our work.
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  • Global Justice 50/50 shines a new light on how regionally grounded, context-specific approaches – such as those emerging across Africa – can strengthen justice institutions and inspire innovation globally.

    Hon. Commissioner Janet R. Sallah-Njie Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and Vice-Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

  • Gender justice is a human right and a driver of peace, development and economic growth. And yet, justice remains inaccessible for many women and girls globally. Global 50/50 contributes to bridging the gender gap, by calling for increased commitment, action, and investment on justice for all women and girls.

    Jan Beagle Director-General, International Development Law Organization

Our latest work

Global 50/50 combines analytical, communication and strategic expertise to ensure that evidence catalyses change. Explore our latest reports and publications, analysis and recent events here.

Our impact

Your benchmarking wasn't just saying 'do better'. It showed how we could do better, with concrete ideas and examples. We knew we weren't where we needed to be. You didn't make us look bad, you helped us get better.

Alvaro Bermejo, then Director-General, International Planned Parenthood Federation

What leads to change

Included in the Global Health 50/50 report year after year, IPPF wrote new workplace policies, changed how its board holds leadership to account, and helped us to monitor better.

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Our programmes

Gender justice is under pressure. Independent accountability matters more than ever.

We work with funders, researchers, institutions and advocates who share our commitment to gender justice.

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