The gender composition report is published every year by the Secretariat to support Parties in tracking progress on gender balance to promote a gender-sensitive climate policy.

The report includes two main components: The gender composition of decision-making and technical bodies under UN Climate Change (also known as constituted bodies) as well as national delegations to climate conferences. The latest report also includes two case studies: an analysis of speaking times during plenaries and meetings and a review of activities carried out by the Presidency of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fifth session to increase the representation of women in leadership positions within the UNFCCC process and in the delegation itself.

The report posits that changes in gender balance are inconsistent and tend to vary from year to year and across constituted bodies. Based on the current data collected, in 2021, 3 out of 16 constituted bodies reported having achieved the goal of gender balance compared with 2 in 2020. Of these 3 constituted bodies, 2 reported equal representation of women and men (both 50 per cent) and the other reported female representation of 63 per cent. Overall, female representation on constituted bodies averaged 33%. 

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