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Advocacy & Development

Advocacy and development 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 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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Sudan Tribune
November 23, 2023
Sudan: advocates urge increased women’s representation in civilian forces conference

(KHARTOUM) – In a significant move towards advancing gender equality in Sudan, a group of prominent women politicians and activists Tuesday called for increased female representation in the upcoming general conference of the Coordination of Democratic Civil Fo

BBC News
November 21, 2023
BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?

The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2023.

ABC News
November 20, 2023
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports

Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in Aug.

The Conversation
November 17, 2023
Women’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression

Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.

Source: The Guardian
November 17, 2023
Women in power: the push to get more diverse female candidates in Australian elections

Almost every council in Australia has a gallery of “dead men”, says Licia Heath.

Daily Trust
November 15, 2023
Nigeria: NILDS seeks more women representation in parliament

The Director General of the Nigeria Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof.

UN Women
November 14, 2023
Making investment in violence prevention a priority

If current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls— 8 per cent of the world’s female population—will live in extreme poverty by 2030.

Sudan Tribune
November 14, 2023
Sudanese women meet in Cairo to coordinate peace efforts

Calls for peace filled the air as representatives from over 20 existing and newly emerging women’s anti-war initiatives from various civic and political backgrounds and geographical locations within S