The Politik-her Toolkit and Policy Recommendations are out!
In September, the Politik-Her project came to an end, wrapping up an inspiring journey that empowered young women across Europe to take the lead and make their voices heard loud and clear in policy making.
It was designed as a multi-phase process that involved all participants: the initiative’s aim was to promote female empowerment, inclusive leadership, and active civic engagement, through training, mentoring, co-design, and evaluation with the goal of creating not only social impact, but also personal growth.
What made this project stand out was its unique approach: capacity-building activities were paired with participatory evaluation tools that valued lived experience over abstract indicators. This made Politik-Her more than a project to just join; participants were able to build it together, shaping its direction and outcomes.
Politik-Her turned lived experience into policy action, transforming ideas from the ground into concrete recommendations for change
The journey began with dialogue roundtables at local and international levels, followed by training sessions that developed skills in leadership, communication, and advocacy. The central moment was the Politik-Her Bootcamp in Naples, where participants designed pilot actions later implemented across Italy, Romania, Sweden, and Cyprus, turning learning into real and concrete community impact. The process came full circle with an international webinar that created a space of exchange of practices and visions for gender equality.
From this process, six strategic guidelines were developed as a replicable framework for future action: mainstreaming gender equality in agendas, strengthening skills, promoting visibility of women’s contributions, fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration, ensuring inclusive participation, and supporting peer-based learning.
Based on these experiences, the project produced a Policy Brief structured around three thematic areas: education, health and reproductive rights, and climate change. For each of these themes, the document first highlights gender-related challenges identified at the national level, then it provides concrete recommendations developed by project partners based on their specific local contexts and priorities. These national contributions then came together into a set of cross-cutting recommendations for a broader European framework.
The Politik-Her project reached its end, but we sincerely hope that all the participants’ contributions and all the recommendations developed by our partners will continue to inspire action well beyond the life of the project.
If you want to learn more about it, the Policy Brief and Toolkit are out now! Find out more here.
