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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.

We are experts.

We inform and advise; working with governments, policy-makers, and civil society to craft better laws and guide more effective implementation in every part of the world.

We are catalysts.

We convene and connect; building coalitions and creating movements to collectively tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues, with partners at both grassroots and global levels.

We are reformers.

We challenge and champion; holding power to account through targeted advocacy and campaigns, while platforming and amplifying the most marginalized voices.

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Driving change since 1992.

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 over 135 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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Republic of Moldova: Submission to the CEDAW Committee on gender-based violence against women and girls

Equality Now and Moldovan organisations urge the CEDAW Committee to press the Republic of Moldova to close gaps in protection, justice and reparation for survivors of gender-based violence.

Kazakhstan: Joint submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 93rd Session, on gender-based violence against women and girls

Bangladesh Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 93rd session

Read this joint submission informing the CEDAW Committee’s List of Issues for Bangladesh, raising concerns on rape laws, marital rape, child marriage, family law and access to justice.

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16th September 2026

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Why sexual violence against Palestinians so rarely leads to justice

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3rd September 2026

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Commemorating and celebrating Gloria Steinem: The life and legacy of a feminist trailblazer

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24th August 2026

7 mins

African rights advocates coordinate response to family law backlash

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20th August 2026

12 mins

Uruguay: new steps towards transforming access to justice in response to sexual violence

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14th August 2026

14 mins

5 years of Taliban rule: Generations of progress erased for women and girls

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12th August 2026

9 mins

Young people leverage digital media to advance gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa

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10th August 2026

11 mins

Communities that support: Collective responses to sexual violence against children and adolescents in Latin America

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4th August 2026

10 mins

Justice delayed across borders: What the Tate cases reveal about the cost of system failure

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3rd August 2026

12 mins

I Am SAMAJ: Saritha Irugalbandara (she/they), youth advocate from Sri Lanka

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