Hand Over the Mic To: Aida Nour ElDin, Egypt
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we are handing over the mic to women on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that’s relentless and rising. These
Women on the Front Lines of Violence Against Women During COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is much more than a health crisis. It is a human crisis that risks reversing decades of progress made in women’s rights and equality. The crisis is taking an even higher toll on women and girls around
What Happened After COVID-19 Hit: Nepal
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million women and girls globally were abused by their intimate partners in the past year. Since the pandemic, with lockdowns measures, countries around the world have seen an alarming rise in reporting on
What Happened After COVID-19 Hit: Bolivia
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million women and girls globally were abused by their intimate partners in the past year. Since the pandemic, with lockdowns measures, countries around the world have seen an alarming rise in reporting on
What Happened After the COVID-19 Pandemic Hit: Malawi
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 243 million women and girls globally were abused by their intimate partners in the past year. Since the pandemic, with lockdowns measures, countries around the world have seen an alarming rise in reporting on
10 Ways You Can Help End Violence Against Women — Even During a Pandemic
In 2020, COVID-19 touched our lives in nearly every way, everywhere, as countries went into lockdown and restricted movement to contain the spread of the virus. As doors closed and isolation began, reports of all forms of violence against women
Types of Violence Against Women and Girls
Violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most prevalent human rights violations, taking place every day, many times over, in every corner of the globe. It has serious short- and long-term physical, economic and psychological consequences on
The Abuja Moment: When the City Rose for the Rights of Women
The concept that women’s rights activism and women’s empowerment are tasks for women and women-led organizations is indeed obsolete and largely condescending. In the fight against the global pandemic of violence against women, women have led the way, likely because
UNFPA: Supporting Vulnerable, Displaced Women, Girls, and Newborns Amidst Ongoing Conflict in Tripoli
"We are a rich country but we are poor people," said one of the internally-displaced women who found shelter in a school in Tripoli. "How can I give a future to my girls? I am spending all my money on surviving
The Global Goal to End Gender Discrimination – how are we doing?
We have entered another era of milestone moments for women’s rights - triggered in large part by the #MeToo movement exposing further and wider the sexual harassment and assault that activists have for long been highlighting worldwide. And this has
Together Towards a World Free From Gender-Based Violence
Note from the Editor: This featured post is a collaboration with Silvia di Paolo, SUPERNATURE. The slogan “You’ve come a long way, baby” aimed at young professional women to entice them to smoke, was probably one of the most meretricious of