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In its 2018 VNR, Lao PDR draws attention to its Constitution that guarantees equality between men and women in politics, economy, culture, and society, as well as in the family. Similarly, Morocco highlights that its constitution prohibits discrimination and enshrines the principle of equal rights between the sexes, including civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights. The National Women's Policy-II Gender Equality and Equity Plan of Honduras for the promotion, protection and guarantee of women's rights, including culture and interculturality and information, as well as social, political and citizenship participation; peace and life free of violence; guarantee of sexual and reproductive health; work, employment and access to resources. Trinidad and Tobago, in its 2020 VNR explicitly acknowledges “a measure of discrimination and gender stereotyping still persists in some laws, traditions, customs and religious practices in Trinidad and Tobago” but cites its National Policy on Gender and Development that was developed to eliminate such barriers and advance measures to promote gender equality. Cyprus explains that its Strategic Planning for the Equality of Men and Women was developed by the Committee for Gender Equality of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth.

With a view to enhancing women’s leadership and participation in decision-making, Lithuania’s Ministry of Social Security and Labour organized a conference in 2017, on women’s leadership in society and business called ‘Cherchez la Femme – Look for the Woman’, including representatives of business, politics, culture, sports and the public sector to share good practice, success stories and problems and challenges in combining a career with personal life. Germany highlights in its 2021 VNR the specific attention given to culture and gender, including the mentoring programme run by the Women in Culture and the Media project office of the German Cultural Council. Similarly, Morocco cites programmes to strengthen the participation of women cultural professionals in cultural and artistic events, cultural awareness campaigns, particularly for children, on cultural values and intercultural dialogue, as well as the provision of cultural spaces for the organization of cultural and/or awareness-raising events for women's civil society. Cooperation with the non-profit organisation Women for the Rebirth of the Naroch Region was at the heart of Estonia’s transboundary project “Development of social and women’s entrepreneurship and community cooperation in the Naroch agricultural area, Belarus”, whilst women’s civil society organizations are cited by Micronesia as important contributors to cultural and environmental protection.