Financing for Feminist Futures
Conference
The Architecture of Change
Explore a compendium of 13 research papers answering critical questions about the future of financing feminist futures globally.
Mobilizing resources for gender justice
Despite decades of advocacy, no country has achieved full gender equality. Feminist movements and civil society organizations remain vital drivers of change but they continue to operate with limited resources. Today, the feminist funding landscape is experiencing seismic shifts: deep cuts to Official Development Assistance and the rise of well-funded anti-rights actors are threatening to undo hard-won gains.
The Financing for Feminist Futures conference seeks to address these issues by gathering a diverse group of activists, policymakers, government representatives, members of civil society, and private donors to get more and better funding for gender equality.
Join us to connect, share, and strategize to secure more and better funding for feminist futures.
We are shaping feminist futures
in Madrid on October 8-10, 2025
About
the
conference
Financing for Feminist Futures is a key initiative of the Walking the Talk program. With this conference, we aim to integrate feminist practices into foreign and development funding strategies following the fourth International Financing for Development Conference, the G7, and the upcoming G20 Summits.
Financing for Feminist Futures is happening in Madrid on October 8-10, 2025
We expect activists, researchers, government representatives, parliamentarians, public agencies, and private funders from all walks of life to join the event. To support the participation of (young) feminists from the Majority World, we are offering financial assistance.
The conference was initially planned in May and rescheduled to October. Find out more on the rescheduling here.
Discover the preliminary conference program, where we bring together bold feminist voices from around the world to discuss and shape alternative feminist futures following the Financing for Development. Dive into the 13 research projects selected and funded for the conference.
Help us shape futures where feminist principles guide global development and foreign policy. Together, we can mobilize the knowledge and resources needed to create a gender-just world.
Conference tracks
Our goals for the conference
Facilitate dialogue
Enable the engagement of decision-makers, researchers, activists, donors, and civil society organizations to put funding for feminist movements at the center of the financing agenda.
Launch a Common Ask Framework
Introduce a Common Ask Framework outlining the resources needed to achieve gender equality goals.
Weave feminist movements together
Connect and amplify the demands of civil society organizations, think tanks, women’s funds, academia, and grassroots groups.
Share and amplify research results
Exchange experiences, tools, and opportunities to improve gender-transformative financing with leaders and decision-makers in the field.
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