On 21 November 2014, 64 women from politics and civil society from 17 municipalities established the Kosovo Lobby for Gender Equality.
The Lobby for Gender Equality was established during the third meeting of Gender Equality Advocacy Groups, which currently is taking place in Struga, Macedonia.

Since 2010, the Kosova Women’s Network (KWN) has supported the activities of Gender Equality Advocacy Groups (GEAG) in different municipalities of Kosova. During this meeting in Struga, GEAG members decided that men and boys who support equal rights for women and men may also have the opportunity to join this group.

“The Declaration establishing the Lobby for Gender Equality” stated:

We, the undersigned, from politics and civil society, on 21 November 2014 establish the Lobby for Gender Equality. As members of this Lobby, we commit to working together towards achieving gender equality in Kosovo, regardless of our political party affiliation, gender, age, ethnicity, ability, religion, geographic location, level of education, or socioeconomic status. We collaborate towards realizing our shared vision of gender equality through exchanging experiences and information, partnerships, networking, advocacy, and serving the needs of all citizens of Kosovo.

Members of this Lobby can be women and men, boys and girls, from throughout Kosovo who share this vision.

The meeting in Struga was supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA).