Researchers describe Argentina’s President Javier Milei as belonging to a growing group of ‘men who defend men’ — a group that also includes Donald Trump

A new child marriage bill in New Hampshire is drawing attention from lawmakers and activists across the United States. Last year, the New Hampshire Legislature passed a landmark law prohibiting child…

Today marks a historic milestone for gender equality, bringing justice for all women, girls, and people of other marginalized genders in the United States of America as President Biden takes decisive ...

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to provide official notice to the Archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights…

On December 17, 2024, the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and Deputy Archivist, William J. Bosanko, issued a public statement refusing to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),…

Today, 23 June, is International Widows Day, a day to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows and to galvanize the unique support that they need. According to the United Nations, there…

A new research brief, co-authored with AUDRi with support from law firm Hogan Lovells, Deepfake image-based sexual abuse, tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and the law provides a snapshot of the…

Equality Now is proud to celebrate the 90th birthday of the revered writer, political activist, and feminist organizer, Gloria Steinem.

Equality Now warmly congratulates Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on her historic election as Namibia’s first woman President and Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on becoming Ghana’s first female Vice President-elect...

By Roya Rahmani, Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States and Global Strategist at Equality Now To mitigate against the worst impacts of climate change, we urgently need to eliminate disc...

Using the law to change the world. Where women and girls are treated fairly, there is less societal conflict and more economic stability. By protecting

Despite global commitments to combat sexual violence, legal systems across various regions continue to fall short in protecting survivors and ensuring justice. Here are seven critical ways these laws ...

Digital Media Environment in Indonesia: Online Gender-Based Violence Study looks at the topic of online gender-based violence against journalists, particularly women, which has become a growing concer...

High rates of sexual violence have been documented during conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, says the report, which adds that in those countries, rape was used as a we...

After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital and medical college in West Bengal in August, thousands of women across the Indian state took to the streets in protests to “Reclaim the Nig...

Nairobi, Kenya, November 27, 2024: Across Africa, rape is one of the most common crimes. New research reveals how inadequate criminalization of rape, weak legal implementation, rape myths, and victim-...

After Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend, her sister shook the national conscience when she challenged a ‘society steeped in rape culture’. She is still speaking out