Advocacy and Lobbying

Amid Iran’s heightened, unconscionable mass scale of executions and a growing abolitionist campaign of resistance led from within the country’s prisons, Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for Sharifieh Mohammadi, a feminist labor activist.

Over half of Arizona’s voters were women in 2020, according to a CNN exit poll.

Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member.

Many women in Tajikistan are subject to all-encompassing control over nearly every aspect of their daily lives: from husbands, family members, and the state. This trend was intensified when President Emomali Rahmon on June 21, 2024 signed a law effectively banning clothing perceived as “inconsistent” with Tajik national culture.

Argentina was the only G20 member country that refused to sign a gender equality and women empowerment statement put forward by Brazil on Monday. The document includes a list of commitments aimed at “ending gender-based violence and misogyny.”

The decision has further tensed the relationship with Brazil, which currently holds the temporary presidency of the G20. An official from the Lula da Silva administration criticized Argentina’s refusal, calling it part of an “advance of the far right.”

The World Bank Group (WBG) released its final 2024-2030 Gender Strategy in mid-June, following over a year of public consultation.

16 October 2024, Ghana: UN Women recently published The Gender Snapshot 2024. While the report highlighted some positive developments, no indicator under SDG Goal 5, Gender Equality, has been achieved.

The We Women Want Festival And Awards by NewsX, was a power-packed session, featuring accomplished women from various fields, sharing their experiences and perspectives on empowerment.