International women's rights organization using the law to end discrimination and violence against women & girls globally for 30 years.
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The emergency doesn’t end when flood water recedes, the impacts can continue for months, even years, leaving women and girls more exposed and vulnerable to violence, exploitation, trafficking and child marriage, says Ranjeeta Silwal, @equalitynow ipsnews.net/2026/09/nepals-d…
Equality Now retweeted
Working women invest roughly 90% of their incomes in their families, which has profound impacts on child nutrition, development, and education, says Amy Hutchinson, Chief Development Officer of @equalitynow ipsnews.net/2026/09/family-l…
Today, we mourn the loss of Gloria Steinem, who has been part of the Equality Now family since our very beginning. A feminist icon, her writing, organising and activism helped transform the movement for women’s rights.
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#GloriaSteinem
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After a retreat in the Adirondacks, this participant reflects on how misinformation and the conflation of FGM/C and gender-affirming care can impact both movements.
w/ @USEndFGMNetwork @equalitynow
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🚨 ¡Urgente! Estamos en el @SenadoGovCo a punto de debatir el proyecto de ley para erradicar la mutilación genital femenina en Colombia, pero NO HAY QUORUM. Hay senadores que no han acudido a la sesión incumpliendo sus obligaciones con el país y las niñas y las mujeres.
¡Les invitamos a acudir a la plenaria del Senado y cumplir con sus obligaciones como legisladores!
#NiñasSinAblación
🚨 Urgent! We are in the Senate of Colombia, about to debate the bill to eradicate female genital mutilation in Colombia, but there is NO QUORUM. Some senators have failed to attend the session, neglecting their responsibilities to the country and to girls and women.
🚨 ¡Urgente! Estamos en el @SenadoGovCo a punto de debatir el proyecto de ley para erradicar la mutilación genital femenina en Colombia, pero NO HAY QUORUM. Hay senadores que no han acudido a la sesión incumpliendo sus obligaciones con el país y las niñas y las mujeres.
Last year, together with partners and supporters worldwide, we helped advance legal reforms, strengthen movements, and push for greater equality for women and girls globally.
Explore more in our latest #ImpactReport: buff.ly/ByQmQp6
#GenderEquality #WomensRights
15 years ago, the Istanbul Convention was opened for signature, establishing the strongest legally binding framework to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence.
15 years on, its mission remains as urgent as ever.
#IstanbulConvention #WomensRights
Across the Americas, hundreds of thousands of women and girls are affected by FGM, yet legal protections remain incomplete.
Momentum is building, including recent progress in Connecticut.
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#EndFGM #GenderEquality
As we mark #EarthDay, climate change is increasing the risk of sexual violence worldwide. Displacement, resource scarcity, and disrupted services leave women and girls more exposed to harm.
🔗 Climate justice must include gender justice: buff.ly/LSjpS9X
Imagine a world where girls grow up free to shape their futures and contribute equally to society, not limited by child marriage. In Colorado, SB 48 would protect only 3% of girls. Incremental progress isn’t enough.
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Proposed @ECHR_CEDH rule changes on legal representation risk weakening access to justice.
Equality Now joins a coalition calling for reforms that protect applicants’ autonomy: buff.ly/CQJymdo
This #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, we must go beyond awareness.
Ending sexual violence means changing the systems behind it, laws, implementation, and equality.
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From #backlash to legal reform, #CSW70 revealed where the global #GenderEquality agenda stands and what comes next.
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70% of women human rights defenders, activists & journalists surveyed faced online violence.
Abuse is used to intimidate & silence women’s voices.
Access to justice must apply online too – clear laws, evidence & accountability: buff.ly/H798F7K
#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70
Today, we launch our new five-year strategy: Securing Rights. Transforming Futures. At a pivotal moment for women’s and girls’ rights, we’re committed to defending progress and accelerating change.
Read the strategy: bit.ly/3PgAqJn
#WomensRights equalitynow.org/about-us/our…
9 in 10 governments recognize ending violence against women is a priority.
But laws without budgets and enforcement do not deliver justice.
💵💴💶 Funding helps survivors access protection.
#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70
