IMPACT REPORT 2018 DEAR FRIENDS, The movement for is at another pivotal The long campaign for global gender equality requires moment in its history. A rise in xenophobia, nationalism strong foundations and support of women’s rights and fundamentalism is seeing women forced back into activists around the world. Our strategic plan requires traditional roles and attacks on reproductive rights are investment in growth of the gathering pace. remains a $99 billion organization so that we are: industry. At the same time, globalisation is changing present in all regions; have the dynamics and discourse around female genital increased effective collaboration mutilation and child “marriage” with there being with partners and between our “CULTURAL CHANGE AND consensus that these practices need to end. offices; focusing on learning and adapting to more effectively As we seek to protect the rights of women, we must deliver on each of our four LEGAL CHANGE MUST work increasingly closer with our colleagues in the wider program areas -- Legal Equality sector as we see the continued abuse and Access to Justice, End Sexual of human rights (and human rights defenders) across Violence, End Sex Trafficking and numerous communities. All of this must be done in the GO HAND IN HAND” End Harmful Practices. context of huge global challenges such as the migration crisis and climate change. I hope in reading this report you will get a sense of the long-term impact Equality Now is making and a sense On the positive side, there has been surge in activism of the passion, energy and expertise that we bring to our by people from all walks of life, spurred on by work every day. disillusionment with governments and alarm at the erosion of human rights and basic decency. In particular, women are raising their voices through the Yasmeen Hassan #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, which have become Global Executive Director global. We need to take advantage of this activism and direct it to lasting legal and policy change if we are to end the discrimination and violence women and girls face everyday. Cultural change and legal change must go hand in hand.

200 MILLION EVERY YEAR THE SEX TRAFFICKING INDUSTRY IS WORTH WOMEN AND GIRLS 12 MILLION WORLDWIDE HAVE GIRLS MARRY BEFORE $99 BILLION UNDERGONE FGM THE AGE OF 18

2 Equality Now Impact Report 2018 3 EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR SUPPORT In 2018, to better support the movement for gender equality, we: •• Opened our fourth •• Established •• Worked in 49 regional office, in representation in Asia countries across five 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Beirut, to work with (India and China), continents in 2018 organizations in Eurasia and Latin the Middle East and America North Africa

COLLABORATING WITH GRASSROOTS AND NETWORKS In 2018 we: •• Collaborated with 75 •• Engaged with with •• Amplified the voices partner organisations 2324 officials and of 559 survivors influencers

LEADING IN OUR FOUR THEMATIC AREAS Across 53 campaigns and The GENEROSITY of GIRLS Fund, our team of lawyers and experts at Equality Now have:

ACTIVATED OUR ISSUED 11 GENERATED SUPPORT BASE 5000 STORIES REPORTS AND OF 200,000 PUBLICATIONS IN THE MEDIA (Found at equalitynow.org/ ACTIVISTS resources_and_publications)

MADE 40 CONTRIBUTED SUBMISSIONS TO TO STRATEGIC DIRECTLY HELPED THE UN AND 12 699 WOMEN REGIONAL LITIGATION AND GIRLS BODIES CASES

4 Equality Now Impact Report 2018 5 LEGAL EQUALITY LEGAL EQUALITY ENSURING THE LAW IS BALANCED LEGAL EQUALITY GOAL FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS To revoke or amend any remaining laws highlighted in our Beijing Sex discriminatory laws demonstrate governmental disregard for passing their nationality to their spouses or children, limit women’s +20 (and +25) reports as discriminating on the basis of sex and the equality of ha