International Women’s Day, marked every year on 8 March, is a global moment to recognise the achievements of women and girls, while also confronting the inequalities that continue to shape their lives.
It is both a celebration and a call to action; a reminder that progress is possible, but not guaranteed. Around the world, activists, organisations, governments, and communities use this day to spotlight women’s rights, demand accountability, and push for change.
International Women’s Day also sits within Women’s History Month, a time to honour the struggles, leadership, and movements that have shaped women’s rights across generations and to recognise that today’s fights are part of a much longer journey for equality.
In 2025, Equality Now helped usher in 15 major laws, protocols, and policies that collectively expanded rights, opportunities, and protections for more than 68 million women and girls around the globe, not to mention future generations. For example:
Since creating legal and systemic change is a long-term, iterative process, we also helped pave the way for future reforms, working across 64 countries to advance gender justice alongside 175 partner organisations and 23 coalitions in ongoing legal reform campaigns.
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month are reminders that progress happens when people pay attention, speak up, and take action.
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