COVID-19 has already had undeniable impacts on women, girls, and others around the world, including genderbased violence. In just the first few weeks of the crisis, communities globally – including in the United States – have witnessed an increase in gender-based violence (GBV) such as intimate partner violence while struggling with the loss of traditional …
Violent conflict, a devastating drought, and food insecurity affecting over half the population in Afghanistan are driving one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Assessments indicate this emergency will exponentially grow as Afghanistan’s economy teeters on the edge of total collapse and the country remains almost entirely dependent on external aid. Urgent action …
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GBV Strategy RecommendationsThe Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally welcomes the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on the Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council and commitment to prevent and respond to all forms of gender-based violence (GBV) globally. The diverse members of our coalition envision a world in which women, girls, …
On the one year anniversary of Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the humanitarian crisis is in dire straits and the future looks increasingly grim for Afghan women and girls. The decades of progress toward development and gender equality have given way to food insecurity, economic crisis, and human rights abuses targeting women and girls. With half …
Guidance and Recommendations to Address System Weaknesses: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted a lot of Americans, exposing vulnerabilities in our school, health, mental health, employment systems, among others. Many families have since struggled in the face of loss of loved ones, loss of economic stability, and for some, prolonged exposure to an abusive partner or to …
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Ghazal Foroutan’s revolutionary Rosie the Riveter. Photograph: Ghazal Foroutan October 5, 2022 Women Belong Inside, Outside, Everywhere, Free Leila Milani Women Belong Inside, Outside, Everywhere, Free In the Persian language, there is a word for rooms in the home that are open to male visitors, beeroonee (بیرونی) or outside, and a word for rooms that …
11-3-22 | Leila Milani, JD, MA, Program Director, Global Policy and Advocacy Iran – Women. Life. Freedom Women and girls in Iran are fighting for a free future. This is not the first time women’s rights were on the line. When the Taliban and the former U.S.-supported Afghan government entered peace negotiations last year, there …
2-3-23 | Leila Milani, Program Director, Global Policy and Advocacy For Dancing in the Streets In November of 2022, as part of a symbolic act to stand up for freedom, a young couple in their early 20’s, Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiancé, Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, took a video of themselves dancing in front of the …
3-8-23 | Leila Milani, Program Director, Global Policy and Advocacy Iran’s School Girls, Fighting For Freedom and Gasping For Air In September 2022, as girls and young women across the globe were heading off to schools and colleges, excited at the prospect of learning new subjects, catching up with old friends, and planning their futures, …
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