15th April 2026

Equality Now at Women Deliver 2026

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Join Equality Now in Narrm (Melbourne) for Women Deliver 2026

We’re delighted to be a Supporter Sponsor of Women Deliver 2026 in Narrm (Melbourne) on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We very much hope to see you there.

Equality Now is participating at Women Deliver 2026 to help drive collective action at a time when hard-won gains are being contested, diluted, and deliberately dismantled in many parts of the world.

We’re bringing together advocates, partners, and allies for a series of events focused on legal equality, ending gender-based violence, strengthening accountability, and responding to the global backlash against the rights of women and girls.

What to expect

Our programme spans ending gender-based violence, funding narrative systems, advancing equality in family law, countering gendered disinformation, and strengthening international human rights mechanisms.

Come and find us at booth E04 as you enter the exhibition space.

Register your interest to attend Equality Now’s events at Women Deliver 2026. We’ll share confirmation, event details, and updates as they are finalised.

Events:

Monday 26 April 2026 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

United for Action: Global Solidarity to End FGM/C Pre Conference

Building on the success of previous pre-conferences at Women Deliver 2019 and 2023, the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C is organizing this pre-conference to ensure that ending FGM/C remains a paramount priority within global gender equality discourse. The objectives of the event are to collaborate and share learnings, mobilize political will, strengthen cross-sectoral partnerships and to co-create joint strategies. 

Location: Melbourne Convention Centre

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Wednesday 29 April 2026

11.30 – 13.00 Gendered Disinformation: The Information War on Women

A detailed discussion on the existential threat of gendered disinformation to women and girls rights and how we overcome the rising threat.

Location: Studio 5

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15.30 – 17.00 Investing in Narrative Systems: The Missing Lever in Gender Equality

A session on the role of narrative systems in advancing gender equality hosted by Equality Now, Equimundo and Movember 

Location: Studio 5

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6:00 – 7:30 PM Too Young to Decide? Sexuality, Child Marriage and SRHR

A joint side-event with Equality Now, CARE, Hivos, Girls First Fund, and SADC PF.

Location:  Melbourne Convention Centre

Thursday 30 April 2026

7.30 – 09.00 AM From Law to Impact: Pathways to Strengthen Accountability for Sexual Violence against Women with Disabilities in Central Asia

This session will present practical, evidence-based tools that have demonstrably improved access to justice, moving beyond legal reform to implementation.

Location: Meeting Room 218, Level 2 Melbourne Convention Centre

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12:00–1:30 PM Intersections Lab: Family Law & SRHR

Join us for an interactive and discussion-based session exploring how discriminatory family laws intersect with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Through a dynamic, collaborative approach, participants will discuss how “family” can become a powerful site of feminist resistance that challenges anti-rights and anti-reform narratives threatening gender equality and SRHR.

This cross-movement event invites you to connect, strategise, and reimagine!

Location: Melbourne Convention Centre

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