How can youth end FGM?
February 5, 2020
Ahead of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on February 6th, we spoke to young activists...
Marital rape is not a crime in India. It needs to be.
January 31, 2020
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code explicitly allows a man to rape his adult wife. In 2015 RIT Foundation filed a petition ...
Building Bridges: Uniting a diversity of actors to end the sexual exploitation of vulnerable people
January 30, 2020
The right to be free from exploitation is a basic human right. Despite this, millions of women, girls, and other vulnerable p...
Women’s human rights defender faces defamation charges in Kazakhstan
January 26, 2020
Equality Now Statement of Support for Dina Smailova Dina Smailova, head of NeMolchi (“Do Not be Silent” in Russian) Found...
Equality Now Recommends 🎬📚🎧
January 25, 2020
Was one of your new year’s resolutions to consume more #feminist content? Well we have you covered! Here’s your first 202...
Add your name in support of survivors
January 24, 2020
It takes great courage for any survivors of sexual assault to come forward, especially publicly. We admire the bravery of all...
Virginia votes the ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
January 15, 2020
In a watershed moment, both chambers of the Virginia State Legislature have voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)....
Women’s March 2020: March for our human rights
January 9, 2020
We march once again. When our rights are under attack, what do we do? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK. We are proud to be partnering wit...
A failure of Cyprus’ legal system
January 7, 2020
Today, a British teenager was given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang-rape in Cypr...
19 times women led the way in 2019
December 20, 2019
Here are 19 times women led the way in 2019. We hope they will lift you up and motivate you to continue to fight for gender e...
CEDAW at 40
December 18, 2019
International law is the foundation of Equality Now’s work to ensure all women and girls are able to live safe, fearles...
Victory at ECOWAS Court for girls in Sierra Leone
December 12, 2019
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has found that the government of Sierra Leone breache...