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.
KUCHING: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has called for stronger laws to protect women in politics, citing online harassment and fake news as key deterrents.
Brussels, Belgium – On 4-5 February 2025, UN Women convened a two-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to address one of the most persistent barriers to gender equality in political and public life: discriminatory social norms.
A new report from the Environmental Voter Project (EVP), shared first with The 19th, finds that far more women than men a
A new report from the Environmental Voter Project (EVP), shared first with The 19th, finds that far more women than men a
As smoke from wildfires in Canada smothered New York City in a polluted haze in June 2023, some worried patients called the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center asking if it was safe to come in for their appointments.
As smoke from wildfires in Canada smothered New York City in a polluted haze in June 2023, some worried patients called the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center asking if it was safe to come in for their appointments.
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement and the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre have called for reforms to increase women’s participation in politics.
They outlined systemic barriers that limit women’s involvement in the political process.
At least 30 women politicians associated with different political parties at the local government level from two districts—Ratnapura and Kegalle—came together to discuss the digital threats they experience in their daily political careers due to their gender.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will organise a live discussion on the Media coverage of women in politics and its impact on democracy on 10 April from 5 to 6.30 pm at the Residence Palace, rue de la loi 155, Brussels.
In a world of rising inequalities and immense challenges, 25 years of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, established through United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, along with the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, ad
In a world of rising inequalities and immense challenges, 25 years of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, established through United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, along with the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, ad
The Beijing Declaration in 1995 recognized that gender equality is essential to democracy. Yet, 30 years later, progress remains uneven and at risk, with backlash against gender equality and democratic values threatening hard-won gains.
The Beijing Declaration in 1995 recognized that gender equality is essential to democracy. Yet, 30 years later, progress remains uneven and at risk, with backlash against gender equality and democratic values threatening hard-won gains.