The latest on women’s rights across the world, including breaking news, expert opinion, and resources from Equality Now.
Our latest press releases
Women and Law in Southern Africa and Equality Now Call for Urgent Legal Reform to Support Child Marriage Survivors in Zimbabwe
June 3, 2025
Harare, Zimbabwe, June 3, 2025 – A new study commissioned by Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), with support from Equality …
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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Must Push for Reforms to Protect Women and Girls, urges Equality Now
May 20, 2025
Read in French Nairobi, Kenya, May 20, 2025: Equality Now is urging the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to call upon African …
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Amidst Global Rollback of Women’s Rights, Elevate Prize Foundation Pledges $1M to Equality Now Over the Next Decade
May 13, 2025
MIAMI, May 13, 2025 — Equality Now, along with their Global Executive Director, S. Mona Sinha, has been awarded the 2025 Elevate …
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Our resources for journalists
Explore our toolkits for media professionals, providing guidelines on how to report on female genital mutilation (FGM) in a gender-sensitive, accurate and constructive manner.
Our podcast: ‘We Change the Rules’
Hosted by Samira Ahmed, ‘We Change the Rules‘ is our bold, six-part audio series exploring the history and global impact of legal inequality on women and girls.
Our experts
Equality Now’s staff and partners are experts on women’s rights, with representation across Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.
They are available for media interviews on a number of topics, including:
- Women’s rights at national, regional, and international levels.
- Legal equality for women and girls.
- Ending sexual violence, especially around legal frameworks and access to justice.
- Ending sexual exploitation and trafficking for sexual exploitation, including vulnerabilities to exploitation and the role of technology.
- Ending harmful practices including FGM and child marriage, and especially regional and international legal frameworks and the global nature of the issues.
We also have a network of partners across the world and can connect media representatives with local and national organizations on request.
Get in touch
To request an interview or comment on women and girls’ rights, please contact the relevant media team:
- Global contact Tara Carey on:
- Phone: +44 (0) 7971 556 340 (available on WhatsApp)
- Email: press@equalitynow.org or tcarey@equalitynow.org
Explore our in-depth resources on women’s rights issues, including sexual violence, sexual exploitation, harmful practices, and legal discrimination from our expert network of lawyers and activists.