SDG 5: Gender Equality

Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls

SDG 5 was developed to achieve emancipation for women and girls. “Equality between men and women is not only a human right but also the basis for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world,” according to the United Nations. SDG also stands for equal rights to economic resources and equal leadership opportunities. This includes, for example, right to a good education, right to economic resources, equal opportunities in leadership positions, and countering forced (child) marriage, and violence and discrimination against women.

Policy, Initiatives and Organizations

How The Hague Contributes

The municipality has long been committed to equal rights and independence for women. For example, the municipality provides subsidies for organizations that organize activities for emancipation of women and queer persons. The municipality also has several programs for women's emancipation, queer emancipation and anti-discrimination. With these, the municipality works on equal opportunities for women and queer persons, resilience on the streets and at home, economic independence and increasing awareness. The most recent policy can be found in the Nota 'Inclusive Living Together'.

Initiatives in The Hague

Femmes for Freedom

Bicultural girls and women who know their rights and decide for themselves about their bodies, lives and money. That is what Femmes for Freedom is fighting for. In the Netherlands, but also internationally.

Femmes for Freedom is an organization that fights for girls and women from a bicultural background. They do this with a diverse team of employees and volunteers from different backgrounds. Femmes for Freedom values inclusiveness and intersectionality, both in the workplace and in the organization. That is why they work with women and men with different cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and ages. They ensure that together they realize sustainable, intersectional and inclusive change.

Yasmin

Women have the right to a good and independent position in society. At the Yasmin Foundation, awareness and personal development are therefore paramount. Yasmin is a participation center; on the basis of information, advice, guidance, personal development plans, coaching and various activities, women can learn more about how to take steps towards an active role in society. Whether that is education, work, volunteer work or something else.

To this end, Yasmin offers an accessible and safe environment in which personal wishes and possibilities are central and every woman is given the opportunity to develop herself further.

Mijn Buuf

My Buuf is a workshop that focuses on sustainability and empowering socially isolated women. The women who work at My Buuf are often migrants with a small social network. Here they find a community and make sustainable products for all kinds of companies. Read more about My Buuf here.

De Schilderswijk moeders

The Schilderswijk Mothers consists of a group of dedicated mothers from the neighborhood. They work together to offer each other a helping hand while addressing a wide range of issues, from finances to parenting. The Schilderswijk Mothers have won several awards for their work.

COC Haaglanden

The city is also home to COC Haaglanden, which advocates for LGBTQ rights. They work to combat gender and sexual orientation discrimination. COC Haaglanden also organizes monthly meet-ups to bring LBGTQ members and allies closer together.