The Gender Equality Seal was formally launched in July 2021 and is being rolled out in 25 countries where we work with more than 96 public institutions.

During the pilot phase carried out in 2018-2020 and through a range of exciting and innovative projects, 7 public institutions achieved Gold status, 9 Silver and 7 Bronze. For example, in Panama, the Autoridad del Canal de Panamá improved access to land for rural women, being awarded with the Silver Seal. In El Salvador the Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN) proved its efforts to empower their women rangers and was awarded the Bronze Seal. In addition, in Moldova, the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions pilot allowed the Valea Perjei City Hall to strengthen the gender aspects of the human resource management by amending the job descriptions, the Code of Conduct for Mayor’s office employees, and the collective labour agreement with provisions that enhance gender equality both in the institution and in its interaction with the citizens.