From Moment to Movement
“Our resistance brings us together. When they attack, it doesn’t cause terror, but rather it causes people to need each other more.” Ana Maria ...
sexual & reproductive health & rights
Measuring a year in global resistance and interconnected movements
What a year it has been. On January 20, 2017, the new U.S. administration took office with President Trump’s Inauguration marking the official ...
Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2017
2017 has been quite a year. It was a year of resisting, of reckoning. It was a year of rollbacks and new challenges for women and girls in countless ...
Why ‘Resist & Persist’ is the Perfect Theme for September 28th, and Every Day
Written by Musimbi Kanyoro, President & CEO, and Leila Hessini, Vice President of Programs. Originally published in Huffington Post. In ...
Historic abortion ruling in Chile seen as small step for women’s movement
At the end of August, Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal voted to legalize abortion under certain circumstances, following Congress’ approval ...
Securing Lasting Wins for Women’s Rights: Building Momentum by 2020
The future of global women’s rights is at stake. The U.S. administration’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and stringent policies—from abortion ...
Global gag rule is back: One of Trump’s first actions targets the world’s women
Update: May 16, 2017 On May 15, the Trump administration released its plan for expanding the global gag rule to affect nearly $8.8 billion in global ...
The War on Women has no Borders
Spring 2017 Update “Because of all the awareness workshops, now a woman knows what her rights are. Before I didn’t know. Now we speak up.” ...
Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2016: Inspiration for the year ahead
When you look back on 2016, what will you remember? It’s been a year filled with extreme highs and lows for women’s rights around the world. ...
Now is our time: A letter to the world’s women and girls
November 17, 2016: November's U.S. Presidential election outcome was not the glass ceiling-shattering moment many hoped it would be. But as I sat in ...