Network of members

    The UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality is made up of local government women's networks from across the world. To ensure representation, each UCLG section nominates three elected leaders from these local networks to represent their region in the Standing Committee. The Committee is led by the Chair, who is elected during the UCLG World Congress every three years. 

    From 2022-2026, the Chair of the UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality is Ms. Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of Nouakchott Region, President of UCLG Africa, Co-President of UCLG.  

     

    AFRICA

     

    Ms. Roheyatou Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul, President of REFELA (Network of Local Elected Women of Africa)

    Ms. Fatna El’Khiel, Mayor of Arbaoua, Vice-President of REFELA - North African Region 

    Contact: women@uclg.org 

     

    EUROPE


    Mr. Emil Broberg, Councillor of Östergötland Region, President of the Standing Committee on Equality of Women and Men in Local Life of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

    Ms. Ursula Sautter, Deputy Mayor of Bonn 

    Contact: women@uclg.org  

    LATIN AMERICA

     

    Ms. Ana Muñiz Neyra, Mayor of San Mateo Atenco, President of the Latin American Network of Municipalist Women of FLACMA, Executive President of the National Federation of Municipalities of Mexico (FENAMM)

    Ms. Patricia Porras Segura, Mayor of Aserrí, President of the National nUnion of Local Governments of Costa Rica (UNGL)

    Ms. Isabel Swan, Vice-Mayor of Niterói

    Contact: women@uclg.org 

     

    NORAM - FCM


    Ms. Kathy Jeffery, City Councillor of Collingwood, Member of the Board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

    Address: women@uclg.org

     

     

    UCLG-MEWA

     

    Ms. Hanan Kaoud, City Councillor of Ramallah

    Ms. Fatma Kaplan, Mayor of İzmit

    Ms. Elif Köse, Mayor of Safranbolu

    Contact: Yehia İbrahim, Policy Officer, UCLG-MEWA Committee on Gender Equality.

    Address: y.ibrahim@uclg-mewa.org

    Website: https://uclg-mewa.org/en/engagements/uclg-mewa-committees/gender-equality/

     

    METROPOLIS

     

    Ms. Angela Gandra, Secretary of International Relations of Sao Paulo

    Ms. Khady Niang Silla, Deputy Mayor of Dakar for Decentralized Cooperation

    Address: women@metropolis.org

    Website: https://www.metropolis.org/

    UCLG-ASPAC

     

    Ms. Stephany Tan, City Councillor of Catbalogan

    Ms. Zhang Yajie, Vice-President of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangzhou Committee Guangzhou, Co-Chair of UCLG-ASPAC Standing Committee on Women in Local Governments, Co-President of UCLG-ASPAC

     

    Contact: Sabeena Gul 

    Address: sabeena.gul@uclg-aspac.org

    Website: https://uclg-aspac.org/standing-committee/standing-com

    EURASIA

     

    Ms. Alexandra Ignatieva, Mayor of Tekstilschiki, Director General of the Union of Russian Cities

    Ms. Evgeniia Lodvigova, Vice-Mayor of Kazan

    Ms. Victoria Mozgacheva, Vice-Mayor of Bishkek

     

    Contact: Saida Zagidullina

    Address: uclg@yandex.ru

    Website: https://euroasia-uclg.ru/en/