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Equality Now leads the way in driving the legal and systemic change needed to end violence and discrimination against all women and girls, everywhere in the world, to the benefit of all.

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We challenge and champion; holding power to account through targeted advocacy and campaigns, while platforming and amplifying the most marginalized voices.

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The evidence is clear: achieving legal gender equality benefits everyone, providing the foundation for more stable, prosperous societies where all are free to achieve their potential.

Since our inception in 1992, we’ve played a pivotal role in the reform of 120 discriminatory laws worldwide – positively impacting the lives of millions of women and girls, their communities and nations, both now and for generations to come.

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Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US

This policy brief warns against conflating female genital mutilation with gender-affirming care in the U.S., highlighting the legal, medical, and human rights risks of misrepresentation and urging rights-based, accurate policymaking.

Equality Now’s submission to MESECVI on the Inter-American Model Law on Digital Violence Against Women

Equality Now submitted recommendations to MESECVI to strengthen the draft Inter-American Model Law on Digital Violence Against Women, urging survivor-centered, rights-based protections against technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

Georgia – Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 51st Session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2025 

Equality Now, jointly  with Sapari address challenges in securing access to justice for survivors of sexual violence, child and forced marriage, and other recent pressing issues affecting women’s and girls’ rights, gender equality, the work of civil society organizations and human rights defenders in Georgia.

Latest News & Insights

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25th July 2025

10 mins

A more equal future is possible – If we act now

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22nd July 2025

11 mins

Gender-discriminatory nationality laws are fueling poverty and violence against women 

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22nd July 2025

13 mins

Protect women’s rights, especially in a time of equality backlash, say activists

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22nd July 2025

25 mins

Open letter and sign-on statement: The U.S. must preserve integrity of law against female genital mutilation/cutting and condemn its harmful conflation with gender-affirming care

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21st July 2025

11 mins

Joint Statement condemning the harmful conflation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) with gender-affirming care

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16th July 2025

12 mins

We stand with Rosina and Maggie: Justice for women and girls subjected to prostitution in Malawi

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16th July 2025

18 mins

For the first time, the Inter-American Court rules on the climate emergency and human rights

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16th July 2025

7 mins

The time is now: Accelerating equality through law and inclusion at the 2025 UN High-Level Political Forum

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15th July 2025

7 mins

Why we need gender-equal nationality laws — and why now is the time to act

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