Josie Christodoulou was appointed Commissioner for Gender Equality on 1 March 2023. Her office is the national body responsible for advancing gender equality in Cyprus through strategic leadership, policy coordination, and cooperation across government. At the heart of its work is the National Strategy for Gender Equality, the Government’s key policy framework for mainstreaming gender in public policy through targeted and actionable measures. The Commissioner coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the Strategy’s implementation, working closely with government institutions and civil society. She also chairs the National Machinery for Women's Rights (NMWR) and established the Civil Society Platform to enhance social dialogue on gender equality.
Previously, she worked as Policy Coordinator at the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies (MIGS) and served as Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on gender mainstreaming in foreign policy. Ms. Christodoulou holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Indianapolis (USA) and a master's degree in Racial Equality Studies from Middlesex University (UK).
