April – May 2017 Newsletter
May 19, 2017
Equality Now board members from all over the world gathered in London this month to discuss our global strategic vision ...
United States – Let Girls Learn!
May 17, 2017
On 18 May, US Senator Shaheen (D-NH) introduced foreign policy legislation to restore federal funds to keep girls in sch...
She Helped Me Find My Voice
May 12, 2017
For our 25th anniversary and in recognition of countries celebrating Mother’s Day in May, here at Equality Now we ...
How Many Girls Must Die Before Liberia Stops FGM?
May 9, 2017
On 31 March 2017, Zaye Doe, a sixteen-year-old girl died during forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Liberia’s Tappita...
Celebrating Everyday Activism In NYC
April 24, 2017
Equality Now has been supporting the activism of women and girls around the world for the past 25 years. We have seen fi...
Sierra Leone Must Let Girls Learn
June 21, 2016
Equality Now Is Working With Partners To End Sexual Violence Against Girls In Sierra Leone. UPDATE: In March 2020, the gove...
Equality Now Africa Celebrates Its Sweet 16!
June 17, 2016
In 2000, Equality Now opened its Africa Office in Nairobi, Kenya. In May 2016, staff looked back on 16 ye...
64-12! France Votes To Criminalize Buying Sex & Decriminalize People In Prostitution
June 1, 2016
The Nordic Model Of Laws To Ending Sex Trafficking And Commercial Sexual Exploitation Continues To Gain Ground In Europe!&nbs...
Watch: I’m Just A Law
May 13, 2016
Watch The Video, Raise Your Voice! No More #unsexylaws In 1995, 189 countries pledged to “revoke any remaining laws tha...
U.S. Military Is Still A Hostile Environment For Women
May 11, 2016
Since 2013, together with our partner the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), we have been working to combat se...
April 2016 Member News
April 30, 2016
A round-up of our work in April 2016 News COMING SOON – EQUALITY NOW’S NEW LOOK AND FEEL We may not be turning 25 until n...
Women Creating Change
March 30, 2016
Women’s History Month interview with Equality Now’s Global Executive Director, Yasmeen Hassan. Editor’...