Equality Now
@equalitynow.bsky.social
International human rights organization using the power of the law to end discrimination & violence against all women & girls around the world
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@equalitynow.bsky.social
· Jul 10
In 2024, global gender equality faced new challenges. But together, we advanced justice for over 52M women and girls.
Our latest Impact Report shows what’s possible when we persist.
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#GenderEquality #LegalReform #EqualityNow
Our latest Impact Report shows what’s possible when we persist.
🔗 equalitynow.org/what-we-do/o...
#GenderEquality #LegalReform #EqualityNow
Women with disabilities face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, and some of the lowest chances of justice.
Our new report, launching next week, exposes the legal barriers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan.
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#IDPD
Our new report, launching next week, exposes the legal barriers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan.
Sign up to get it first buff.ly/VVugZDq
#IDPD
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Women with disabilities face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, and some of the lowest chances of justice.
Our new report, launching next week, exposes the legal barriers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan.
Sign up to get it first buff.ly/VVugZDq
#IDPD
Our new report, launching next week, exposes the legal barriers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan.
Sign up to get it first buff.ly/VVugZDq
#IDPD
When justice systems ignore caste, disability and gender, survivors are left behind.
Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need.
🔗 www.equalitynow.org/samaj2025
#IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need.
🔗 www.equalitynow.org/samaj2025
#IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
Intersecting injustices: Marginalisation and legal barriers in sexual violence cases across South Asia
This report exposes how caste, disability and indigeneity shape barriers to justice for sexual violence survivors in South Asia, and outlines urgent reforms for governments and legal institutions.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When justice systems ignore caste, disability and gender, survivors are left behind.
Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need.
🔗 www.equalitynow.org/samaj2025
#IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
Our new report highlights the reforms we urgently need.
🔗 www.equalitynow.org/samaj2025
#IntersectionalJustice #SouthAsia #LegalReform
Starting #16Days with an urgent truth: online abuse spreads fast, hits hard, and is often ignored by outdated laws.
It’s time to take digital sexual violence seriously.
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It’s time to take digital sexual violence seriously.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Starting #16Days with an urgent truth: online abuse spreads fast, hits hard, and is often ignored by outdated laws.
It’s time to take digital sexual violence seriously.
🔗 Read more equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
It’s time to take digital sexual violence seriously.
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Women and girls are hit hardest by #SouthSudan’s #ClimateCrisis, which Equality Now’s Nina Masore describes to @kizmakoye.bsky.social as a “threat multiplier” that fuels violence & exploitation, stressing urgent inclusion of women in climate decisions for fair solutions.
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Women, girls face rising violence amid South Sudan’s climate crisis
In South Sudan, the climate crisis is intensifying violence against women and girls, with extreme weather events like droughts and floods exacerbating child marriage and sexual exploitation. As famili...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Women and girls are hit hardest by #SouthSudan’s #ClimateCrisis, which Equality Now’s Nina Masore describes to @kizmakoye.bsky.social as a “threat multiplier” that fuels violence & exploitation, stressing urgent inclusion of women in climate decisions for fair solutions.
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Read more shorturl.at/3M35P
Next week, we’re co-sponsoring a UN side event “Proactive by Design: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Digital Innovation to Prevent Human Trafficking”.
Join us on 24 Nov at UN HQ. Register at: buff.ly/NivGKjU
#EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
Join us on 24 Nov at UN HQ. Register at: buff.ly/NivGKjU
#EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week, we’re co-sponsoring a UN side event “Proactive by Design: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Digital Innovation to Prevent Human Trafficking”.
Join us on 24 Nov at UN HQ. Register at: buff.ly/NivGKjU
#EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
Join us on 24 Nov at UN HQ. Register at: buff.ly/NivGKjU
#EndTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #UN
The first-ever #IACHR hearing on #FGM in the Americas marks a turning point for women’s rights.
Survivors, advocates & partners presented evidence calling for regional action to end FGM/C and uphold bodily autonomy for all.
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#EndFGM #GenderEquality
Survivors, advocates & partners presented evidence calling for regional action to end FGM/C and uphold bodily autonomy for all.
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#EndFGM #GenderEquality
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first-ever hearing on female genital mutilation in the Americas
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November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The first-ever #IACHR hearing on #FGM in the Americas marks a turning point for women’s rights.
Survivors, advocates & partners presented evidence calling for regional action to end FGM/C and uphold bodily autonomy for all.
🔗 Read more equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
#EndFGM #GenderEquality
Survivors, advocates & partners presented evidence calling for regional action to end FGM/C and uphold bodily autonomy for all.
🔗 Read more equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
#EndFGM #GenderEquality
WE DID IT!
We are Silver Winners in the Anthem Awards.
Our series, A Roving Podcast: Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya in collaboration with Philip Karanja and Kambua Manundu, was recognised in the Human & Civil Rights category.
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We are Silver Winners in the Anthem Awards.
Our series, A Roving Podcast: Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya in collaboration with Philip Karanja and Kambua Manundu, was recognised in the Human & Civil Rights category.
Watch now buff.ly/Ss5YGgp
Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya
A powerful five-part series that exposes the harsh realities of gender-based violence in Kenya. Despite progressive laws, rape, defilement, child marriage, F...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
WE DID IT!
We are Silver Winners in the Anthem Awards.
Our series, A Roving Podcast: Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya in collaboration with Philip Karanja and Kambua Manundu, was recognised in the Human & Civil Rights category.
Watch now buff.ly/Ss5YGgp
We are Silver Winners in the Anthem Awards.
Our series, A Roving Podcast: Gender Justice Conversations in Kenya in collaboration with Philip Karanja and Kambua Manundu, was recognised in the Human & Civil Rights category.
Watch now buff.ly/Ss5YGgp
13 organisations. 1 powerful coalition. A shared goal: legal equality for women & girls across #MENA.
Last month in Istanbul, the #HurraCoalition gathered to drive forward #FamilyLawReform across the region.
🔗 Read more: equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
Last month in Istanbul, the #HurraCoalition gathered to drive forward #FamilyLawReform across the region.
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Hurra Coalition calls for reform of family law in the Middle East and North Africa
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
13 organisations. 1 powerful coalition. A shared goal: legal equality for women & girls across #MENA.
Last month in Istanbul, the #HurraCoalition gathered to drive forward #FamilyLawReform across the region.
🔗 Read more: equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
Last month in Istanbul, the #HurraCoalition gathered to drive forward #FamilyLawReform across the region.
🔗 Read more: equalitynow.org/news/press-r...
We’re thrilled to hear the news that #Grenada has amended its Marriage Act to raise the minimum legal age of marriage to 18, removing exceptions for parental consent.
This is a strong step forward in protecting girls and advancing legal equality.
#EqualityWins #EndChildMarriage #LegalReform
This is a strong step forward in protecting girls and advancing legal equality.
#EqualityWins #EndChildMarriage #LegalReform
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We’re thrilled to hear the news that #Grenada has amended its Marriage Act to raise the minimum legal age of marriage to 18, removing exceptions for parental consent.
This is a strong step forward in protecting girls and advancing legal equality.
#EqualityWins #EndChildMarriage #LegalReform
This is a strong step forward in protecting girls and advancing legal equality.
#EqualityWins #EndChildMarriage #LegalReform
Looking for expert tools to advance gender equality?
Explore Equality Now’s Policy & Practice centre, a curated library of legal resources, reports, and advocacy guides, with select content in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish.
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#GenderEquality #LegalReform
Explore Equality Now’s Policy & Practice centre, a curated library of legal resources, reports, and advocacy guides, with select content in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish.
🔗 equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#GenderEquality #LegalReform
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looking for expert tools to advance gender equality?
Explore Equality Now’s Policy & Practice centre, a curated library of legal resources, reports, and advocacy guides, with select content in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish.
🔗 equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#GenderEquality #LegalReform
Explore Equality Now’s Policy & Practice centre, a curated library of legal resources, reports, and advocacy guides, with select content in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish.
🔗 equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#GenderEquality #LegalReform
The unravelling of the concept of #equality for #women and #girls, and the degradation of #multilateralism, can feel abstract. This is the reality of it.
Hear more from EN’s @tamardekanosidze.bsky.social on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention:
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Hear more from EN’s @tamardekanosidze.bsky.social on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention:
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Latvian Parliament votes to withdraw from domestic violence treaty
Latvian Parliament votes to withdraw from domestic violence treaty
Some 32 Latvian lawmakers voted to stay in the pact of the Council of Europe that opposes violence against women, while 56 voted to leave it. Two MPs abstained from voting on the treaty which the same parliament had ratified last year.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The unravelling of the concept of #equality for #women and #girls, and the degradation of #multilateralism, can feel abstract. This is the reality of it.
Hear more from EN’s @tamardekanosidze.bsky.social on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention:
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
Hear more from EN’s @tamardekanosidze.bsky.social on #Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention:
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
Latvia’s Parliament is discussing today’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty addressing violence against women. The Istanbul Convention is not a threat to Latvian values - it is a tool to realise them: tinyurl.com/ybptybkb
#IstanbulConvention
#IstanbulConvention
The Istanbul Convention is not a threat to Latvian values - it is a tool to realise them, and it must be protected
Equality Now urges Latvia to remain in the Istanbul Convention, warning that withdrawal would undermine women’s rights, weaken protections against violence, and erode Latvia’s human rights commitments...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Latvia’s Parliament is discussing today’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty addressing violence against women. The Istanbul Convention is not a threat to Latvian values - it is a tool to realise them: tinyurl.com/ybptybkb
#IstanbulConvention
#IstanbulConvention
This #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport, Latin America & the Caribbean are setting a global precedent: #Care is now a human right, thanks to a landmark ruling by the Inter-American Court & the Tlatelolco Commitment.
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#RightToCare #CareEconomy
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#RightToCare #CareEconomy
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport, Latin America & the Caribbean are setting a global precedent: #Care is now a human right, thanks to a landmark ruling by the Inter-American Court & the Tlatelolco Commitment.
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#RightToCare #CareEconomy
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#RightToCare #CareEconomy
We’re a finalist in the @anthemawards, and you can help us win the Community Voice Award.
A Roving Podcast amplifies grassroots voices for gender justice in Kenya.
Vote by Oct 30: celebrate.anthemawards.com
#AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
A Roving Podcast amplifies grassroots voices for gender justice in Kenya.
Vote by Oct 30: celebrate.anthemawards.com
#AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
YOU can amplify the voices that spark global change
Join me in celebrating the impact of this Anthem Awards finalist.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We’re a finalist in the @anthemawards, and you can help us win the Community Voice Award.
A Roving Podcast amplifies grassroots voices for gender justice in Kenya.
Vote by Oct 30: celebrate.anthemawards.com
#AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
A Roving Podcast amplifies grassroots voices for gender justice in Kenya.
Vote by Oct 30: celebrate.anthemawards.com
#AnthemAwards #VoteAnthemCommunityVoice #GenderJustice #EqualityNow
Since 2000, 314,000+ minors have been married in the US, and only 16 states prohibit underage marriage without exception.
This #IDGC read our new report to understand why laws continue to allow #ChildMarriage in the US and how to end it. equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
This #IDGC read our new report to understand why laws continue to allow #ChildMarriage in the US and how to end it. equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
Legal gaps and enduring harm: Analysing the persistence of child marriage in the United States
Discover Equality Now’s new report exposing legal loopholes that allow child marriage in the US and key actions needed to protect girls’ rights.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Since 2000, 314,000+ minors have been married in the US, and only 16 states prohibit underage marriage without exception.
This #IDGC read our new report to understand why laws continue to allow #ChildMarriage in the US and how to end it. equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
This #IDGC read our new report to understand why laws continue to allow #ChildMarriage in the US and how to end it. equalitynow.org/resource/rep...
Our Regional Representative for Eurasia, Tamar Dekanosidze, speaks to OC Media about how #Georgia’s new laws threaten women’s rights.
Read her insights oc-media.org/interview-er...
Read her insights oc-media.org/interview-er...
Interview | Erasing ‘gender’: How Georgia’s new draconian laws affect women’s rights
As Georgia continues to backslide on its commitments to both the EU and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — particularly SDG5 on gender equality — Tamar Dekanosidze discusses the chilling…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Our Regional Representative for Eurasia, Tamar Dekanosidze, speaks to OC Media about how #Georgia’s new laws threaten women’s rights.
Read her insights oc-media.org/interview-er...
Read her insights oc-media.org/interview-er...
In Sonora, #Mexico, criminal legislation still does not guarantee effective justice for adolescent survivors of sexual violence. But, progress is being made toward a #consent-based legal reform.
🔗 Read more about our work
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In Sonora, Mexico, progress is being made toward a consent-based legal reform
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September 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In Sonora, #Mexico, criminal legislation still does not guarantee effective justice for adolescent survivors of sexual violence. But, progress is being made toward a #consent-based legal reform.
🔗 Read more about our work
🔗 Read more about our work
Legal inequality is driving the gender pay gap. Women earn ~23% less than men, and are more likely to lack paid leave and pensions.
These are legal failures, and they’re changeable.
🔗 This #EqualPayDay find out more about how you can support our work equalitynow.org/get-involved/
These are legal failures, and they’re changeable.
🔗 This #EqualPayDay find out more about how you can support our work equalitynow.org/get-involved/
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Legal inequality is driving the gender pay gap. Women earn ~23% less than men, and are more likely to lack paid leave and pensions.
These are legal failures, and they’re changeable.
🔗 This #EqualPayDay find out more about how you can support our work equalitynow.org/get-involved/
These are legal failures, and they’re changeable.
🔗 This #EqualPayDay find out more about how you can support our work equalitynow.org/get-involved/
30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, laws that discriminate on the basis of sex still exist.
🎧 In our podcast, We Change the Rules, hosted by Samira Ahmed, we explore how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do.
Listen: equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#Beijing30 #GenderEquality
🎧 In our podcast, We Change the Rules, hosted by Samira Ahmed, we explore how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do.
Listen: equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#Beijing30 #GenderEquality
We Change the Rules
Hosted by award-winning journalist Samira Ahmed, We Change the Rules is essential listening for anyone interested in achieving legal, political, and systematic gender equality everywhere.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, laws that discriminate on the basis of sex still exist.
🎧 In our podcast, We Change the Rules, hosted by Samira Ahmed, we explore how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do.
Listen: equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#Beijing30 #GenderEquality
🎧 In our podcast, We Change the Rules, hosted by Samira Ahmed, we explore how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do.
Listen: equalitynow.org/policy-and-p...
#Beijing30 #GenderEquality
#Georgia: Freezing the bank accounts of seven leading NGOs – including organisations focusing on women’s rights – is an assault on justice, equality, and human rights values. Equality Now stands in solidarity with them.
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Georgian Dream strikes at civil society, freezing NGO bank accounts
Pro-European groups vow defiance: “We will not cease our work.”
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August 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#Georgia: Freezing the bank accounts of seven leading NGOs – including organisations focusing on women’s rights – is an assault on justice, equality, and human rights values. Equality Now stands in solidarity with them.
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bit.ly/4g3px79
This #InternationalYouthDay, we're spotlighting a critical gap in global digital policymaking: Young people are being excluded from decisions that shape their digital lives.
It’s time their voices were heard. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
#DigitalRights#YouthVoices @audrights.bsky.social
It’s time their voices were heard. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
#DigitalRights#YouthVoices @audrights.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This #InternationalYouthDay, we're spotlighting a critical gap in global digital policymaking: Young people are being excluded from decisions that shape their digital lives.
It’s time their voices were heard. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
#DigitalRights#YouthVoices @audrights.bsky.social
It’s time their voices were heard. 🔗 equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
#DigitalRights#YouthVoices @audrights.bsky.social
July 30th is #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking in Persons.
#SexTrafficking is one of the most entrenched forms of gender-based violence. We and our partners are advancing an ecosystem approach to ending trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn more: buff.ly/0eIkJ5E
#WDATP
#SexTrafficking is one of the most entrenched forms of gender-based violence. We and our partners are advancing an ecosystem approach to ending trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn more: buff.ly/0eIkJ5E
#WDATP
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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July 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
July 30th is #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking in Persons.
#SexTrafficking is one of the most entrenched forms of gender-based violence. We and our partners are advancing an ecosystem approach to ending trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn more: buff.ly/0eIkJ5E
#WDATP
#SexTrafficking is one of the most entrenched forms of gender-based violence. We and our partners are advancing an ecosystem approach to ending trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn more: buff.ly/0eIkJ5E
#WDATP
The UN adopted many of our calls submitted in our 2024 report on #Iran, but we remain deeply concerned that #FGM was not directly addressed, despite credible data showing its prevalence in multiple provinces and our clear call for a national ban
Read the full blog: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
Read the full blog: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
Gender Justice in Iran: UN UPR adopts our key recommendations, but FGM is still ignored
Explore the Iran UPR and its impact on human rights as countries review Iran's record and provide essential recommendations.
equalitynow.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The UN adopted many of our calls submitted in our 2024 report on #Iran, but we remain deeply concerned that #FGM was not directly addressed, despite credible data showing its prevalence in multiple provinces and our clear call for a national ban
Read the full blog: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
Read the full blog: equalitynow.org/news/news-an...
Over 2.5B women & girls lack equal rights under the law.
At our #HLPF2025 event, leaders from Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Spain, international orgs, and civil society said the same thing: We can’t to wait 300 years for legal equality - we can act now. 🔗 Read the recap: buff.ly/FJTzYtG
#Beijing30
At our #HLPF2025 event, leaders from Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Spain, international orgs, and civil society said the same thing: We can’t to wait 300 years for legal equality - we can act now. 🔗 Read the recap: buff.ly/FJTzYtG
#Beijing30
A more equal future is possible - If we act now
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July 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Over 2.5B women & girls lack equal rights under the law.
At our #HLPF2025 event, leaders from Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Spain, international orgs, and civil society said the same thing: We can’t to wait 300 years for legal equality - we can act now. 🔗 Read the recap: buff.ly/FJTzYtG
#Beijing30
At our #HLPF2025 event, leaders from Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Spain, international orgs, and civil society said the same thing: We can’t to wait 300 years for legal equality - we can act now. 🔗 Read the recap: buff.ly/FJTzYtG
#Beijing30
In her latest piece for @msmagazine.com, Equality Now’s Global Executive Director, @monasinha.bsky.social, reflects on growing up in Kolkata and how the quiet lessons of girlhood remain relevant in today’s rising social and political heat: msmagazine.com/2025/07/19/s...
#FeministLeadership
#FeministLeadership
Where There’s Fire, There Are Women Carrying Water
From the scorching summers of girlhood in India to the political heat of today, the fires that silence us are fuel to fight Trump and patriarchy.
msmagazine.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In her latest piece for @msmagazine.com, Equality Now’s Global Executive Director, @monasinha.bsky.social, reflects on growing up in Kolkata and how the quiet lessons of girlhood remain relevant in today’s rising social and political heat: msmagazine.com/2025/07/19/s...
#FeministLeadership
#FeministLeadership