Advocacy & Lobbying
Advocacy and lobbying are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require lobbying to convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.
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September 18, 2025
Political parties must abandon ‘wrong path’ on women’s representation, activists say
Speakers at a press conference have called on the political parties to reconsider their stance on reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament).
September 4, 2025
Founding Kuia Links 40 Years Of Women’s Liberation To Fight For Pay Equity And Political Representation
The herstoric Hine E Hine gathering concluded today after three days celebrating 40 years of the Māori women’s refuge movement.
September 4, 2025
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
In Kenya’s political arena, women are rarely seen as leaders in their own right. Instead, they are often labelled with degrading terms like flower girls or slay queens, or portrayed as sidekicks to powerful men.
September 4, 2025
How Violating Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Worsens Life for All
On August 15, 2021, the lives of the Afghan people underwent a stochastic lifestyle shift.
September 4, 2025
All-Island Event Calls for Action to Promote Women’s Leadership
Women’s voices and experiences are crucial for the functioning of our democracy. Yet, despite many women’s roles as community leaders right across the island, they remain significantly underrepresented in our political system North and South.
September 4, 2025
CAR: Ratification of the Maputo Protocol, an essential step – sustained efforts to guarantee women’s and girls’ rights must follow
Reacting to the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, (
September 3, 2025
Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights
August 15, 2025
Statement: Local youth actions for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond
This year’s International Youth Day shines a spotlight on the extraordinary potential and pressing challenges facing young people—especially young women and girls—as they strive to