Our Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow Laura Rahm served as one of the experts in the SDG5 Expert Group Meeting in preparation for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. This space serves to inform the “HLPF and the planning of its sessions as well as contribute to the evidence base for collaborations and programs of work on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls going forward from 2022.“