How COVID-19 is impacting efforts to end child marriage across Africa
October 10, 2020
Every October 11th, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. Whilst it is a day to cele...
Day of the Girl Child 2020: Governments must act to protect adolescent girls from sexual violence
October 5, 2020
Every October 11th, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. This year, there is ...
Gender equality at the United Nations 75th General Assembly
September 19, 2020
At the heart of Equality Now’s work is improving the lives of women and girls through equality in the law. It’s our belie...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life Devoted to the Fight for Legal Equality
September 19, 2020
Yesterday we lost one of the most fervent defenders of legal equality. A woman who recognized the power of the law in shaping...
When it Comes to Constitutional Equality, the United States Lags Behind the Rest of the World
September 17, 2020
The US Constitution does not in fact guarantee equality of the sexes. While women’s suffrage is constitutionally protected,...
COVID-19 Conversations: The Need for Safe Shelters in Kenya
August 31, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Equality Now is sharing insights fro...
Celebrating women in the workplace this Women’s Equality Day
August 24, 2020
This week celebrates 100 years of the 19th Amendment and Women’s Equality Day, marking the anniversary of the actual adopti...
COVID-19 Conversations: Women migrant workers in Lebanon abused and abandoned by the Kafala system
August 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. We are sharing insights from an...
UN Human Rights Council passes a strong resolution against FGM
July 24, 2020
In its 44th session, the UN Human Rights Council has passed a strong resolution on the ‘Elimination of Female Genital ...
An Important Step Toward Accountability for Sexual Violence in Bolivia and Beyond
July 17, 2020
Brisa didn’t get justice when she was raped as a teen. Now, almost 20 years later, her case could set a legal precedent in ...
COVID-19 Conversations: Mexico’s government is failing women
July 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Equality Now is sharing insights fro...
Women’s rights in Africa: Celebrating the 17th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol during COVID-19
July 11, 2020
In 2003, African Union (AU) Member States adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on ...