The evidence is clear: we know that inequality exists and that it violates the rights of women, the LGBTQIA+Increasing opportunities for participation and creating accountability mechanisms for the LGBTQIA+ community in policy-making and service delivery can ensure that their voices are heard and changes ar... community, people living with disabilities, indigenous peoples and other collectives. We know that these gaps and inequalities increase with intersectionality. We also know that corruption and the lack of transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and accountability have the greatest negative impact in these groups, enhancing inequality exponentially.

If we share the evidence, we must focus on what to do and how. To this end, the open government approach – due to their intrinsic characteristics – transparency, participation, data openness – is a unique opportunity to:

• Draw attention to the existing gaps, inequalities and exclusions, mainstreaming genderOGP participating governments are bringing gender perspectives to popular policy areas, ensuring diversity in participatory processes, and specifically targeting gender gaps in policies to address gov... More equity and equality, diversity and inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... More in every commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... by including disaggregated data and empirical evidence.
• Advance reforms based on concrete, operational and measurable actions that respond to the need of mainstreaming the gender perspective, diversity and inclusion, building on the following questions:

• • How do languages contribute to sexist, binary biases that exclude people, groups and identities?
  • What groups are not participating in open government processes and why?
  • Are voices, situations and stakeholders considered in a broad, diverse and intersectional matter?
  • Which data should we generate, analyze and communicate to close the gender, diversity and inclusion gaps?
  • How can participation be broadened, including diverse agendas, situations, interests, and abilities of individuals and groups?

The research “Integrity and gender in open government commitments”, published by Poder Ciudadano (Argentinian Chapter of Transparency International) aimed to collaboratively strengthen transparency and anticorruption commitments of Argentina’s fourth open government action plan by applying Canada’s GBA+ tool, which aims to assess how different groups experience policies, programs and initiatives. It also includes a guide to help Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More member countries apply the tool, increasing the inclusivity of their commitments and their co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive.... We used GBA+, as it is a user-friendly tool that creates a baseline, assessment and roadmap to build links between gender, diversity and inclusion activists and anti corruption activists by means of open government policies.

Why are these links necessary? If anti corruption activism fully incorporates the gender, diversity and inclusion perspectives, we will be better able to include and protect the most vulnerable groups from corruption, including women and LGBTQIA+ groups. We can also advance reforms to ensure that democratic institutions become more inclusive and equal, contributing to our mission to protect human rightsAn essential part of open government includes protecting the sacred freedoms and rights of all citizens, including the most vulnerable groups, and holding those who violate human rights accountable. T.... In turn, if gender, diversity and inclusion organizations and movements take ownership of the integrity and anti corruption instruments, they will be able to strengthen their agendas, promoting transparent and accountable public policies and institutions that make proper use of the resources they manage, securing rights for every person

Because, despite the contexts, if we want to build more equal, equitable and diverse societies, we must be plural and move from words to action with an indisputable motto: open States will be gender, diversity and inclusion- sensitive and receptive or they will not be.