The International Gender Policy Network ( IGPN) is a non-profit, non-governmental network organization founded in autumn 2005 and aiming at promoting gender equitable and gender sensitive public policy at all levels of global society. IGPN advocates for the inclusion of women’s human rights into the national, regional and global policy agenda and for full implementation of social, economic and culture rights of women.
 
IGPN is a network of independent organizations and individual country liaisons deriving from Open Society Institute Network Women’s Program (NWP/OSI). They are situated all over Central, Eastern, and South – Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. Their shared values, visions, experience and collaboration on several projects create a foundation for joint efforts to ensure women’s rights at national, regional and global levels. Their past experience with many innovative regional programs within the NWP/OSI is a key asset for their successful collaboration as an independent network.

IGPN mission is through policy to advocate for gender equality at local, regional and global levels.

The major goal of the IGPN is to ensure accountability of national, regional and global actors in the area of women’s rights and gender equality.

For more information please acces the website www.igpn.net