Women-led movements are key to achieving progress, particularly in the face of resistance – working as they do outside of the hierarchies and politics of the status quo, harnessing and benefitting from a diversity of ideas, expertise, and intent.
As we face up to the threat of the anti-rights backlash and consider the importance of ensuring that legal equality forms an integral part of the next phase of the UN’s drive for global sustainable development, we see a huge opportunity to establish diverse, intersectional networks, and networks of networks, spanning civil society organisations whose primary areas of focus (e.g. violence, poverty, climate change, masculinity, and digital harms) cannot be addressed without also taking into account the discrimination, marginalisation, violence and exploitation faced by women and girls.
A world where women’s and girls’ values, knowledge and experiences inform and shape decisions made in political, economic, legal and social spaces.
Inclusive, diverse, and leaderful feminist networks, and networks of networks, are driving systemic legal and policy reforms for women and girls in 67 countries.
Women and girls from 67 countries have increased opportunities to influence the laws and policies that shape their lives.
“It’s about building and strengthening the movement to create a just world together. A better world.”
This is our second overarching priority, impacting on all aspects of our strategy. Over the next five years, it will see us convene and enable partnerships, coalitions, and networks that transform the landscape of gender equality and women’s rights through leaderful, transparent, and mutually empowering relationships. Our focus is on amplifying collective impact by fostering partnerships that honour local expertise, embrace diverse voices, and build sustainable movements for change.
All our campaigns will support this priority, including but not limited to:
Hurra Coalition
Ensuring egalitarian family laws are passed, implemented and secured, with discriminatory family laws and practices reformed and repealed within the MENA region.
Secure Digital Rights, Safety, Privacy, and Freedoms – AUDRi
Ensuring that governments and regional and international bodies adopt intersectional feminist-informed universal digital rights grounded in international human rights law and standards, uphold the rule of law in the digital space, and are held accountable.
Bringing the Maputo Protocol to Life, and strengthening SOAWR
Ensuring that women and girls in Africa fully enjoy their rights as provided for in the Maputo Protocol.
As part of the new Equality and Justice Academy, we aim to map and visualise our spheres of influence, alongside those of the coalitions and networks we support and are members of, as well as our partners. This shared database will not only evidence the strength and breadth of the women’s movement, it will also support the development of a more connected and leaderful global movement, revealing potential strategic alliances and opportunities for collective action.
Tell us what you think about our approach to strengthening leaderful women’s movements, and where you think you can make a difference.
Securing rights. Transforming futures.