When we talk about climate change, we often focus on rising temperatures, extreme weather, and environmental damage. But behind these headlines are human stories and many of them are still not being heard. Read more here. At a recent event during the Commission on the Status of Women, activists and community leaders came together to…
“When Roma women bring cases to court, they are not only defending their own rights. They are challenging systems that have excluded generations and reshaping the meaning of equality in Europe“ ~ Senada Sali On International Women’s Day, we recognise the vital role Roma women play in advancing justice and equality across Europe. Through courage,…
The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFOD) has released a powerful Call to Action: Advancing Gender Equality by Recognizing Women Discriminated on Work and Descent at CSW70. This paper highlights the persistent exclusion of Dalit, Roma, Burakumin, Haratin, Quilombola, Palenque, and other descent-based communities from global gender equality frameworks. It underscores…
The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) has submitted a powerful input to the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, exposing how digitalization and AI are deepening the marginalization of CDWD women—particularly Dalit, Roma, Quilombola, Haratine, Osu, and other historically oppressed communities. The document shows how limited digital access,…
Discrimination based on work and descent remains a largely unaddressed form of structural racism in Europe, disproportionately affecting Roma, Dalit, Haratine, and other caste-like communities who face exclusion rooted in inherited status, ancestral occupation, and caste-based hierarchies. The input highlights how these groups continue to experience segregation, barriers to education, housing and employment, political underrepresentation,…
