Unlock Women’s Potential. Unlock the World.
In 2024, there are still billions of women living without full legal equality. Full and equal economic participation by women would increase global GDP by more than a quarter. That’s why, in 2024, we are asking you to help us unlock the potential of women everywhere by investing in legal equality.
WHAT WE DO
At Equality Now, we believe in creating a just world for women and girls. Since 1992, our international network of lawyers, activists and supporters have tackled the most difficult issues, challenged ingrained cultural assumptions and called out inequality wherever we see it.
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In 2023, we helped to change 14 laws in 12 countries, spanning 4 continents
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In 2023, our contributions to changing laws improved access to justice for 39.2 million women and girls worldwide
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In 2023, we galvanized the movement by sharing our feminist legal expertise during 76 trainings and workshops
EXPLORE OUR WORK
Achieve Legal Equality
A lack of legal equality promotes violence and discrimination, yet almost every country in the world has laws that treat people differently on the basis of sex and/or gender.
End Sexual Exploitation
Sexual exploitation, a form of sexual abuse, is when someone abuses or attempts to abuse another person’s vulnerability or their own position of power or trust for sexual purposes.
End Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is a human rights violation that predominantly affects women and girls as a consequence of systemic and structural inequality.
End Harmful Practices
The term 'harmful practices' covers forms of violence or ritual discrimination, primarily committed against girls and women, that have become culturally normalized.
Join Equality Now’s Changemakers Network
Join Equality Now's international network of changemakers, from government ministers and UN bodies to civil society and human rights lawyers, to learn from one another and drive forward the vital work to make gender equality a reality.
Latest News and Insights
Gender equality and women’s leadership in the year of elections
July 27, 2024
According to UN Women, as of June 2024, there are only 27 countries where women serve as Heads of State and/or Government. The 100-day countdown to the US election also starts today, as Kamala Harris becomes the ...
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Guatemala has a historic opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to the rights of women and girls
July 26, 2024
Leer en español Guatemala City, July 26, 2024 – This week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) conducted an “in loco” visit to Guatemala to ...
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Understanding the new law against child marriage in Sierra Leone
July 23, 2024
What is the new law on child marriage in Sierra Leone? On 2nd July 2024, President Maada Bio of Sierra Leone signed The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 into law. We’ve analyzed some of the key provisions of ...
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None of us can afford to sit back and wait for equality to arrive – we need to act now.
With the power of your support, we can challenge injustice; we can stand against sexual violence; we can protect and advance hard-won rights, and we can amplify the voices of survivors – so every girl can enjoy the safety, choice, and respect she deserves.
None of us can afford to sit back and wait for equality to arrive – we need to act now.
With the power of your support, we can challenge injustice; we can stand against sexual violence; we can protect and advance hard-won rights, and we can amplify the voices of survivors – so every girl can enjoy the safety, choice, and respect she deserves.
Our Resource Center
Explore in-depth resources on women’s rights issues, including sexual violence, sexual exploitation, harmful practices, and legal discrimination from our expert network of lawyers and activists.
Gender Inequality In Family Laws In Africa: An Overview Of Key Trends In Select Countries
13 May 2024
This Report assesses the current status of family laws in 20 African countries, analyzing their compliance with the Maputo Pr...
I need the ERA because...LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
28 June 2023
Because discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation is sex discrimination, the ERA will make it much...
Briefing Paper: Deepfake Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Tech Facilitated Sexual Exploitation and the Law
17 January 2024
Deepfake image-based sexual abuse represents a growing and alarming form of tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse t...
Listen to our podcast We Change the Rules
A bold, six-part audio series, hosted by Samira Ahmed, exploring the history and global impact of legal inequality on women and girls. We Change the Rules is essential listening for anyone interested in achieving legal, political, and systematic gender equality everywhere.