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Equality Now leads the way in driving the legal and systemic change needed to end violence and discrimination against all women and girls, everywhere in the world, to the benefit of all.

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The evidence is clear: achieving legal gender equality benefits everyone, providing the foundation for more stable, prosperous societies where all are free to achieve their potential.

Since our inception in 1992, we’ve played a pivotal role in the reform of 130 discriminatory laws worldwide – positively impacting the lives of millions of women and girls, their communities and nations, both now and for generations to come.

Together, we can eliminate all legal and systemic barriers to gender equality and transform the lives of millions more.

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Access to justice without discrimination in Colombia

An in-depth report exposing how structural discrimination limits access to justice for survivors of sexual violence in Colombia, with a focus on Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and disabled girls and women.

Global backlash against women’s and girls’ rights – Words and Deeds update 2025

Equality Now’s Words & Deeds 2025 update highlights rising global threats to women’s and girls’ rights, including regressive laws, misuse of multilateral systems, increased risks for defenders and disinformation, documenting legal and policy rollbacks that undermine gender equality.

Reforming Rape Laws in Arab States: A comparative analysis of legal frameworks across 22 LAS countries

A ground-breaking legal analysis of rape laws in 22 Arab States, calling for consent-based legal reforms and justice-centred accountability for survivors.

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26th September 2025

11 mins

Equality Culture Club: September 2025

Feminist Culture

25th September 2025

6 mins

In Sonora, Mexico, progress is being made toward a consent-based legal reform

News and Insights

22nd September 2025

4 mins

Gender equality: The key to peace, prosperity, and sustainability

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17th September 2025

8 mins

Bolivia approves bill to prohibit child marriage without exceptions

News and Insights

16th September 2025

12 mins

When laws fail survivors: How rape definitions and penalties in the Arab States undermine justice

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5th September 2025

11 mins

New research reveals legal systems across Arab League countries are failing rape survivors 

Press Releases

4th September 2025

10 mins

Millions of women are still denied equal citizenship rights – here’s why it matters

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27th August 2025

16 mins

Gen Z is reshaping the future of advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa

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26th August 2025

15 mins

Central African Republic ratifies the Maputo Protocol, becoming the 46th African Union Member State to commit to advancing women’s rights

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