Gynophobia means fear of women. When that fear keeps women out of leadership and decision-making, democracy is incomplete. This campaign calls for leadership that works for everyone, where women and men share the table.

We call on leaders, institutions and the public to endorse gender complementarity: greater gender balance in the leadership of governments and intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations, the African Union and ECOWAS. At national level, this call is backed by the Gender Complementarity Bill.