Archive · 6 Aug 2025
U.S. Seeks to Rename, Defund UN Aviation Gender Program
The United States wants to change a UN program about women in aviation.
The current program is called the Gender Equality Programme, but the US wants to rename it to the Empowerment Program for Women.
They also want to stop funding it with its current name.
This is because the US government, under Trump, is against policies that focus on diversity.
The US government says it does not support programs that favor people based on things other than their skills, especially for future pilots.
The U.S. seeks to rename the ICAO's Gender Equality Programme.
The proposed new name is 'Empowerment Program for Women'.
The U.S. wants to defund the program under its current name.
This move is part of the Trump administration's stance against diversity policies.
The U.S. cites concerns about merit-based preferences, not gender.
- Who
- The United States, led by the Trump administration.
- What
- The U.S. is requesting the renaming and defunding of the ICAO's Gender Equality Programme.
- When
- Ahead of the UN agency's triennial assembly starting September 23.
- Where
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal.
- Why
- To remove the term 'gender' and focus on merit, reflecting the administration's stance against diversity initiatives.
Advocates for Gender Equality
U.S. Government
Merit vs. Equality
Advocates for Gender Equality
The program aims to promote participation by women in aviation and address gender disparities.
U.S. Government
The U.S. argues against programs that grant preferences based on sex rather than merit.
- Original Program Name
- Gender Equality Programme
- Proposed New Name
- Empowerment Program for Women
- Agency
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- US Stance
- Against programs not based on individual merit
- U.S. Ambassador Nominee
- Jeffrey Anderson