GenderJobs.org provides a comprehensive selection of gender jobs, curated through intersectional feminist lenses, BY gender professionals FOR current and aspiring gender professionals. We define gender jobs as:

• Jobs with an explicit focus on gender equality, women’s rights and LGBTQI+ rights at an organisation with a clear equality and social impact mission (e.g. Gender-based violence specialist at CARE International)
• Jobs that might not explicitly have a focus on gender equality BUT are within an organisation/unit with a clear gender equality mission (e.g. Human Resources Officer in the Gender Equality Institute of a University).

We believe that LGBTQI+ rights are an essential component of gender equality and we want to encourage the sector to go beyond the more prominent binary and heteronormative understanding of gender equality that organisations tend to integrate in their work.

We speak of intersectional feminist lenses because we are interested in:

• Amplifying opportunities and organisations that address intersecting patriarchal, heteronormative, transphobic, racist, neocolonialist, ableist, ageist, fatphobic systems of oppression.
• Making gender jobs more and more accessible by providing tools to navigate their complexity and by showcasing their variety through our free platform GenderJobs.org
• Promoting and advocating for feminist and inclusive employment policies: e.g. in terms of diversity, equity & inclusion; anti-racist approaches; considerations related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC); parental leave; PSEA and harassment; pay transparency and fair remuneration for gender expertise; menstrual and menopause health considerations, and more.

No, we do not share any unpaid internships as advertised by the UN system, in the public sector, and by large NGOs or foundations.

We may share unpaid opportunities advertised by local feminist organisations and movements, which often rely on volunteer-based activities. We believe in the value of amplifying the work feminist movements lead at different levels, and we understand that not all organisations access core funding that can support them to hire paid staff. Lack of funding is the reality for feminist and LGBTQI+ rights organisations and movements, as documented by AWID, FRIDA, the Black Feminist Fund, ILGA Europe, Mama Cash & Aestrae Lesbian Foundation for Justice and others.

These opportunities will always be clearly flagged as “Volunteering (unpaid)”.

Considering that these might take very different formats depending on the country, when they are remunerated at least with a stipend, we will include these in the “Internships (paid)” category.

A secondment is a temporary assignment where you remain employed by your original organisation (or are “lent” by a partner organisation) while working in another role, team, or organisation for a defined period of time. Secondments are typically used to share expertise, support surge capacity, or strengthen collaboration between organisations. Terms vary by employer and can include differences in reporting lines, remuneration arrangements, and travel/location support.

We strongly believe gender expertise should be valued, recognised and fairly compensated. Because of this, we encourage job posters/ organisations to explicitly indicate their salary range in their job descriptions.

Since pay transparency is still not the norm across the sector, we allow organisations to advertise positions that do not disclose a salary, BUT they will be required to select the “Remuneration not disclosed” option when posting a job, and their position will not appear in the listing if/ when job seekers select the “With pay transparency” filter option.

We understand some organizations state they pay “market value” yet underpay their staff. Thus, we will keep promoting pay transparency and advocating for change, as well as denouncing organisations that are not valuing gender expertise nor respecting gender professionals, while reflecting in the website the current reality of gender jobs.