Kenya Must Prioritize Ending Sex Trafficking
July 30, 2021
July 30th, 2021 marks the ninth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day designated by the United Nations ...
Dalit Women Speak Out: The movement to end caste based sexual violence across India
July 22, 2021
Activists working at the intersections of gender and caste have long called for action to address the endemic sex and caste d...
The Maputo Protocol turns 18 today. But what does this mean for women and girls in Africa?
July 11, 2021
Today marks 18 years since Member States of the African Union adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People...
Equality Now at the Generation Equality Forum
June 30, 2021
The Generation Equality Forum is a key opportunity to engage with governments, the UN, civil society and the private sector, ...
Equality Now Issues an Amicus Brief Against Using Defamation to Silence Survivors of Gender-based Violence and Discrimination in Georgia
June 24, 2021
A culture of silence too often surrounds gender-based violence and discrimination. As the global reckoning on sexual harassme...
Ending Child Marriage in Jordan: A Bride With A Doll
June 21, 2021
Our partners Arab Women Organization have launched an awareness campaign against child marriage in Jordan. Equality Now and o...
We will not be silenced: Solidarity with women’s rights activists across Eurasia
June 18, 2021
Too often those who defend the rights of women and girls face violence, harassment, and even imprisonment, simply for taking ...
Day of the African Child 2021: Kenya’s progress towards gender equality 26 years on from the Beijing Conference
June 16, 2021
On May 28, 2021, the government of Kenya made a welcome announcement that it had increased the budgetary allocation of addres...
5 Global LGBTQ+ Leaders you Should Know About this Pride Month
June 1, 2021
All people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, should have equal rights and be able to live free from harm,...
Make gender equality a reality, Kenya!
May 25, 2021
It has been more than 26 years now since governments, including Kenya, came together and committed to promoting gender equali...
Update: Words & Deeds: Holding Governments Accountable in the Beijing +25 Review Process
May 18, 2021
An overview of all the campaign updates and progress since the March 2020 publication of our report Words & Deeds: H...
International Day of Families 2021
May 15, 2021
The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law Urges States to Accelerate Reforms to Laws that Discriminate Against Women On ...