At the last international youth exchange on the topic of climate protection, the participants expressed great interest in the topic of gender justice, which is why we decided to use this as the topic for the next youth exchange. We generally conduct an evaluation at the end of each meeting, during which we ask the participants to submit suggestions for topics for further meetings. In this context, we inform the participants that we would like to identify topics for further youth encounters, even if they themselves may not work on the follow-up topic because they do not take part in the next encounter. We also ask them to always focus on topics that they believe will be of most concern to them and other young people (within the EU) in the coming years and to present these in plenary. The resulting list of topics is then voted on in plenary. The participants identified ecological concerns and climate change issues in particular as an important topic area. From our point of view, gender equality as a central topic for this meeting was also a good opportunity to build on previous meetings. The aim of this youth exchange was to find out what the definition of "equality" is in the participating countries and what young people can do, for example, to get involved in various issues (e.g. equal opportunities, giving disadvantaged people access and participation, e.g. in the field of youth work and youth policy). By holding the youth exchange, we wanted to enable the young people to compare their wishes and reality with regard to equal rights on the one hand and, on the other, to come to terms with their own ideas on the subject and the question of how they can exert influence in order to create future prospects for themselves. Against this backdrop, we wanted to address issues such as - What does gender justice mean for each individual? - To what extent does the EU enforce gender equality as a value? - What connections can be identified between the feminist movement and the queer scene? - What challenges will gender equality policy face in the coming years here and in other European countries? - What role does/do EU policy/the respective national decisions play in measures relating to the topic? - What special features need to be considered in rural regions and how can measures be implemented quickly and helpfully? - How can young people get (politically) involved in their respective home countries and develop future prospects for themselves (and others)? The professional objective of this measure was to address the issue of gender equality. Initially, all participants were to develop a largely common knowledge base in order to then discuss what they had learned in greater depth in various workshops and place it in a broader context. The second part was dedicated to further developing the topic together and recording the results. The last day was reserved for the presentation of these results. In doing so, we also thematically aligned ourselves with the youth goals formulated by young people in the EU, which include striving for equal rights for all genders. They are explicitly concerned with creating a society in which equal rights for all genders are guaranteed and gender-sensitive treatment prevails in all areas of young people's lives. Gender-based discrimination affects many young people, especially young women. Equal opportunities and equal access to rights must be ensured for young people of all genders, including young non-binary and LGBTQIA+ people. By organizing this youth exchange, we wanted to enable the young people taking part to independently work out ways in which they can influence current developments.