At the 2025 Global Disability Summit, governments made 400 commitments to advance disability inclusion. IDDC’s new *Making Gender Count* briefing examines how far these commitments integrate gender equality and address the rights of women, girls and gender-diverse persons with disabilities.

The figures tell a mixed story

52% of government commitments include a gender perspective and/or specifically target women and girls with disabilities. But progress varies widely across sectors: gender is reflected in 80% of social protection commitments, compared with just 40% of inclusive education commitments.

From recognition to action

The briefing finds that gender equality is still too often recognised as a principle rather than translated into concrete measures, targets and budgets. It provides practical recommendations to help governments strengthen implementation and accountability, while supporting OPDs—particularly women-led OPDs—and civil society in their advocacy and monitoring efforts.

The IDDC Gender Task Group also invites interested stakeholders to get in touch to learn more about the analysis or request access to the underlying dataset.

At a glance

400 government commitments analysed
52% include a gender perspective
80% vs 40% in social protection and inclusive education

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Making Gender Count_A Review of the Global Disability Summit’s Government Commitments