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Social change often begins with legal change and so we use the power of the law to create enduring equality for women and girls everywhere.

What We Do

At Equality Now, we believe in creating a just world for women and girls. Since 1992, our international network of lawyers, activists and supporters have tackled the most difficult issues, challenged ingrained cultural assumptions and called out inequality wherever we see it.

133 partners worked in tandem with across 36 countries in 2021
12 legal cases supported with our expertise in 2021
41 expert submissions made to the UN and regional bodies advocating for law and policy reform in 2021

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None of us can afford to sit back and wait for equality to arrive – we need to act now.

With the power of your support, we can challenge injustice; we can stand against sexual violence; we can protect and advance hard-won rights, and we can amplify the voices of survivors – so every girl can enjoy the safety, choice, and respect she deserves.

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None of us can afford to sit back and wait for equality to arrive – we need to act now.

With the power of your support, we can challenge injustice; we can stand against sexual violence; we can protect and advance hard-won rights, and we can amplify the voices of survivors – so every girl can enjoy the safety, choice, and respect she deserves.

Our Resource Center

Explore 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.

I need the ERA because…a girl is not a wife – Child marriage

It is estimated by Unchained at Last that about 300,000 children were married in the United States between 2000 and 2018, the majority of which were young girls married to adult men. Hundreds of thousands …

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I need the ERA because…reproductive rights are human rights – Abortion

By rightfully framing access to reproductive healthcare, including access to legal abortion, as fundamental to ensuring gender equality and preventing sex discrimination, the Equal Rights …

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I need the ERA because… I have the right to control my own body – FGM

Despite the prevalence of the practice in the USA and the persisting risk to many women and girls, 20% of American states do not have laws criminalizing …

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Latest News and Insights

The State We’re In: Sex discriminatory nationality laws in the Americas region

Our updated report found that there are six countries in the Americas region with nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of sex: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Saint …

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Annual Day Against Sexual Violence in Bolivia comes with some hope this year

August 9th is the National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Sexual Violence and Against Sexual Violence of Girls, Boys, and Adolescents in Bolivia, a day we mark each year alongside our partners. …

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The State We’re In: Sex-Discriminatory Nationality Laws in Asia

At the start of the year 2022, eight Asian countries – Bangladesh, Malaysia, Brunei, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand – had sex-discriminatory provisions in their citizenship laws. …

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Partner Voices: Working to end sex trafficking and secure access to justice in Malawi

This Saturday marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, an annual day marked by the United Nations, governments, and civil society to focus on the need for collaborative action to …

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