The analysis ‘Gender equality in global supply chains’ examines the contribution of EU supply chain regulations – in particular the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) – to promoting gender equality in global value chains. It discusses legal obligations and options for action for actors at both ends of global supply chains. Isabell Hensel is Professor of Civil Law and Labour Law in the Digital Society at the University of Kassel Anne-Christin Mittwoch is Professor of Civil Law, European and International Business Law at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. This Title is also Available as Open Access.