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  Brooke - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 8:19 PM

Just 1.6%

Just 1.6% Giving Tuesday may be almost over, but the fight for equality is not. Dear John,   Giving Tuesday may almost be over, but the fight for equality is not.  Make your Giving Tuesday gift now Across the globe…
  Gabby - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Make your Giving Tuesday impact count DOUBLE

Make your Giving Tuesday impact count DOUBLE Help us continue our work. Dear John Sexual violence is never acceptable. No exceptions. No excuses.  Equality Now has challenged sexist and misogynistic laws around the wo…
  Brooke - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 28, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Double your impact this Giving Tuesday

Double your impact this Giving Tuesday 6 reasons why you should give to feminist causes. Dear John At Equality Now, we know that discriminatory laws don’t reverse themselves and that change is not possible unless we …
  Jacqui - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 26, 2021 at 3:14 PM

16 Days. One goal.

16 Days. One goal. Because when you change the law, you can change everything.  View this email in your browser Dear John From Mexico to Uzbekistan to the Maldives, to neighborhoods all across the world, inadeq…
  Jacqui - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Sexual violence is never acceptable.

Sexual violence is never acceptable. No excuses. No exceptions.  Dear John Sexual violence is never acceptable. No excuses. No exceptions. But across the world, inadequate laws and biased attitudes help society to explain away…
  Tsitsi Matekaire - Equality Now · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 4:59 PM

NEW REPORT: Ending Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

NEW REPORT: Ending Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse International standards are needed to address online sexual exploitation and abuse, which particularly affects women and girls.   View this email in your browser …
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
November 11, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Making Equality Reality: November Edition

Making Equality Reality: November Edition The latest updates from our teams working to protect and promote the rights of women and girls across the world.   View this email in your browser Dear John N…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
November 7, 2021 at 1:44 PM

You're Invited: At Home With Maliha Abidi

You're Invited: At Home With Maliha Abidi Join us on Nov 8th to celebrate the launch of Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World Dear John We can't wait for our upcoming At Home With event featuring…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Building back equal: The latest from our teams around the world

Equality Now Sometimes the enormity of the work ahead can feel overwhelming, and it can be hard to know where to start.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Equality Now - Yasmeen Hassan · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 6:10 PM

Building back equal in 2021

Equality Now One day writing Madam Vice President will feel banal, today it is anything but.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Equality Now - Katherine Payne · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 7:00 PM

There's still time to invest in women & girls

Equality Now Dear JOhn,  Your support is changing lives. This year you have helped bring issues like sexual violence, unfair legal systems, and exploitation of adolescent girls to the forefront of legal, media, and popular attention. We know you are tenacious to ensure that every…
  Equality Now - Gabrielle Chalk · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Karen Robinson has a message for you!

Equality Now Dear JOhn, I know you've been hearing a lot from Equality Now about an equal world we want to live in, but I think you might be interested in hearing it straight from Karen Robinson of Schitt's Creek. Karen joined our virtual gala this year (still available to watch he…
  Equality Now - Gabrielle Chalk · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Your support is powerful

Equality Now Dear JOhn, 2020 has been a year like no other. Events have exposed deep inequalities in every part of society. It’s made us more certain that gender equality is fundamental. The world will never be the same, but we have an opportunity to define a new, inclusive futu…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Together we can stand up against systemic abuse

Equality Now Dear JOhn, It feels like January 2020 was two years ago, not 12 months. So some might have forgotten that it was the month of the trial and sentencing of Harvey Weinstein. The destruction he caused is a story rooted not just in his abuse of power, but in the culture …
  Equality Now - Katherine Payne · [email protected]
December 10, 2020 at 9:01 PM

You can help fight unfair legal systems, discrimination and violence

Equality Now   Dear JOhn, Pallavi was 16-years old and on the way to visit her grandmother when she was kidnapped and gang-raped by 12 young men. They filmed her attack and threatened to share the video if she told anyone.  Her attackers didn’t just harm Pallavi. Her father kille…
  Equality Now · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 6:45 PM

If you’re familiar with the case of Larry Nassar, then you’ll want to join us for this...

Equality Now   Dear JOhn, Equality Now has teamed up with Netflix and the filmmakers of Athlete A, the documentary about the brave gymnasts that put Larry Nassar behind bars and exposed decades of abuse at USA Gymnastics, in order to shine a spotlight on the systemic abuse of ado…
  Equality Now - Gabrielle Chalk · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 9:00 PM

The day's almost over, but the fight for equality is far from

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Giving Tuesday is coming to a close! We know your inbox is probably full of solicitations today, so we promise this is the last one from us! The day's almost over, but the fight for equality is far from. Donate Today Your donation today will fur…
  Equality Now - Emma Thompson · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 2:19 PM

Giving Tuesday – our gift to you

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Because you’re the type of person who wants to make the world a better place, I suspect you’re being flooded with emails today imploring you to give. It’s so hard to choose which of the many good causes reaching out to you to support.At Equality Now we wante…
  Equality Now · [email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 5:57 PM

Two dates to remember! Giving Tuesday and Equality Now's Virtual Gala

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Giving Tuesday is fast approaching! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 1. Now is the time to build a world we want to live in, an equal world that works for our mothers, our sisters, our daughters, and our friends.  It is a long journey, but our hope…
  Equality Now - Faiza Mohamed · [email protected]
November 19, 2020 at 4:45 PM

We’ve taken Tanzania to court ⚖️⚖️⚖️

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Two years ago, Imani* was raped by her neighbor and became pregnant as a result. She was 16 at the time and in primary school back in Moshi, Tanzania. Imani loved sciences and geography and wanted to work as a doctor or a nurse when she completed her studi…
  Equality Now · [email protected]
November 17, 2020 at 3:43 PM

I’ve held you a seat

Equality Now Dear JOhn, What are you doing on 3rd December? If you’re free, would you like to join Margaret Atwood, Jameela Jamil, Marissa Tomei, Rob Reiner, Alicia Vikander, Karamo Brown, Jane Fonda, Kate Hudson and many others as they celebrate women’s rights activists, reflect…
  Equality Now- Emma Thompson · [email protected]
November 14, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Your 2020 Feminist Gift Guide

Equality Now Dear JOhn, 2020 has been a year like no other, exposing damaging inequalities in every facet of society. Equality Now has remained a beacon for women's rights during this time, and you can continue to help support our work this year by buying from these brands who cele…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
November 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM

LATEST NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, With less than eight weeks left of this challenging year, but with inspiring political change on the horizon, our team of human rights lawyers and advocates are doubling down to #MakeEqualityReality for women and girls. Thank you for making this work possib…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Tell Singapore to protect girls and prohibit marital rape

Equality Now   JOhn, Equal application of laws matters. When adult men are legally allowed to engage in sexual activity with girls as young as 12, violence is sanctioned within the law itself. It’s a long way from protecting women’s and girls’ rights. But it’s perfectly legal in …
  Bryna Subherwal - Equality Now · [email protected]
October 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Your latest edition of Equality Now Recommends 🎬📚🎧

Equality Now Dear JOhn, We’re back with our Equality Now Recommends Newsletter, bringing you a round-up of recommendations from our staff and supporters of books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts, that act as a megaphone for women's rights. Books Seven by Farzana Doctor When Shari…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 1:34 PM

LATEST NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, With just 79 days left of 2020 our team of human rights lawyers and advocates are doubling down to #MakeEqualityReality for women and girls. Thank you for making this work possible. News from our teams around the world Advocating for solutions in the law …
  Equality Now- Emma Thompson · [email protected]
October 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM

We are certainly certain

Equality Now Dear JOhn, At Equality Now, we are a very certain bunch. We are certain that women and girls have equal worth to men and boys. We are certain that every girl deserves equality in the law and access to justice. We are certain that every girl should have the right to w…
  Equality Now- Jacqui Hunt · [email protected]
October 5, 2020 at 1:01 PM

The work to protect girls’ rights is far from over

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Every October 11th, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. This year, there is much to celebrate, including a legal victory against the government of Sierra Leone that led to the country lifting its discriminatory ban…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 8:22 PM

UN Beijing Platform for Action + 25: it’s time to for legal equality to be reality

Equality Now   JOhn, “If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all." - Hillary Clinton, at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, 1995. Today, a…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 2:21 PM

Families deserve to live safe, fearless, and free

Equality Now   JOhn, Nationality is so much more than a passport. Being a citizen of a country should mean you and your family are able to access education, healthcare, and other social benefits. It should mean that you and your spouse are able to get a job. It also means that you…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
September 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM

LATEST NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, With just a few months left of a tumultuous year, our team of human rights lawyers and advocates are doubling down to #MakeEqualityReality for women and girls. Thank you for making this work possible. News from our teams around the world Addressing rape a…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
September 8, 2020 at 10:50 AM

Use your voice to call for an end to laws that perpetuate violence by husbands against their wives

Equality Now JOhn, Equal application of laws matters. When men are legally allowed to physically “punish” or “correct” their wives, violence is sanctioned within the law itself. It’s a long way from protecting women’s rights. But it’s perfectly legal in parts of Nigeria. T…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 3:38 PM

In Pakistan, a woman’s voice in court is worth half that of a man

Equality Now JOhn, Laws matter. When a woman’s testimony is valued as only half that of a man’s, then the woman herself is seen by the law as worth half a man. We don’t need to tell you that this is not equality. TAKE ACTION ‘All citizens are equal before the law’ P…
  Equality Now - Tara Carey · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 1:00 PM

COVID-19 Conversations: Women Migrant Workers Abused and Abandoned

Equality Now The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. We are sharing insights from an Equality Now expert about how women’s and girls’ lives are being affected by the pandemic and what can be done to address the challenges.  This we…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 5:11 PM

LATEST NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, 2020 was set to be a historic year for women's rights, with the Generation Equality Forums planned for Paris and Mexico, the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, and the G7 summit in the United States with gender equality high on the agenda. None of…
  Equality Now - Tsitsi Matekaire · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 11:05 AM

Combating trafficking for sexual exploitation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: lockdowns, online sexual abuse, & supporting survivors remotely

Equality Now Dear JOhn, A frontline worker worries the trafficking survivors he supports won’t be able to access counseling via mobile phone, which is the only way he can offer it right now. A parent wonders how to be vigilant against online sexual exploitation when her daughter i…
  Bryna Subherwal - Equality Now · [email protected]
July 25, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Equality Now Recommends 🎬📚🎧

Equality Now Dear JOhn, We’re back with our Equality Now Recommends Newsletter, bringing you a round up of recommendations from our staff and supporters of books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts, that act as a megaphone for women's rights.  We hope you'll join us for the live versi…
  Equality Now - Bárbara Jiménez-Santiago · [email protected]
July 21, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Case Update: an important step toward accountability for sexual violence in Bolivia and beyond

Equality Now Dear JOhn, “Today, the IACHR presented to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights the Case No 13.080 – Brisa Liliana De Angulo v. the Plurinational State of Bolivia, in accordance with articles 51.1 of the American Convention on Human Rights and 45 of the Rules of P…
  Equality Now - Tara Carey · [email protected]
July 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM

COVID-19 Conversations: Mexico's Government is Failing Women

Equality Now The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Equality Now is sharing insights from our team of experts about how women’s and girls’ lives are being affected by the pandemic and what can be done to address the challenges. T…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 4:39 PM

LATEST NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, Life is changing but our collective commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls through the law remains. Here's how our team of human rights lawyers and advocates have been working to make equality reality for women and girls. Than…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM

YOU CAN HELP STOP THIS: Call on India to stop allowing husbands to rape their wives

Equality Now JOhn, Laws matter. Sex discrimination in law can perpetuate violence against women and girls, especially when they ignore a woman’s right to consent. In India, Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code allows a man to rape his wife. TAKE ACTION Rape is rape, …
  Equality Now - Tara Carey · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 12:00 PM

COVID-19 Conversations: Discriminatory Nationality Law Harms Families

Equality Now The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. To help make sense of things, we are sharing insights from Equality Now experts about how women’s and girls’ lives are being affected by the pandemic and what can be done to addre…
  Equality Now - Andrea Edman · [email protected]
June 21, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Celebrating fathers who champion equality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, I recently told you the story of Peter, a single dad from Uganda, determined that his daughter would finish her education and wouldn’t be married off at 16. This father’s day, we want to honor men like Peter, uplift them and thank them. Not only for suppor…
  Equality Now - Andrea Edman · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Peter believes in his daughter.

Equality Now Dear JOhn, One in five girls is married before they turn 18. But things are changing for the better, thanks to your support for women and girls’ equality and the commitment of dads like Peter, who lives with his daughter in rural Uganda. Peter never had the opportuni…
  Equality Now - Felister Gitonga · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 12:30 PM

#DayofTheAfricanChild: Join us in calling for child-friendly justice systems across Africa

Equality Now JOhn, Today is the Day of the African Child, and this year we are shining a light on the increased risk to child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation to girls across Africa. We are also urging African governments to prioritize the establishment of child-friendly ju…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
June 6, 2020 at 12:00 PM

NEWS: Making Equality Reality

Equality Now Dear JOhn, It’s been an eventful month. Life is changing but our collective commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls through the law remains. See what our team of human rights lawyers and advocates have been working on around the world in M…
  Equality Now - Yasmeen Hassan · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Dismantling racism must be part of our fight

Equality Now JOhn, Right now, I am mourning for the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and the hundreds of others who have lost their lives to an unequal and racist system. I am mourning for their families, their friends, their communities. But I am also mourning…
  Equality Now - Bryna Subherwal · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM

It’s Parenting Month: when will mothers have equality in the family?

Equality Now JOhn, June marks Parenting Month around the world. With much of the world in lockdown, inequality in the family, including marital and parental rights, has been laid bare. Research shows that women are doing more chores and spending more time on childcare during this…
  Equality Now - Tara Carey · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM

COVID-19 Conversations: Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Malawi

Equality Now The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating gender inequalities around the world. Each week, we are sharing insights from experts about how women’s and girls’ lives are being affected by the pandemic and what can be done to address the challenges.  This week, …
  Bryna Subherwal - Equality Now · [email protected]
May 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Equality Now Recommends 🎬📚🎧

Equality Now Dear JOhn, We’re back with our Equality Now Recommends Newsletter, bringing you a round up of recommendations from our staff and supporters of books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts, that act as a megaphone for women's rights.  We also recently launched a live version …