The Erosion of Women’s Rights Is a Warning Sign for Democracies Everywhere

The Erosion of Women’s Rights Is a Warning Sign for Democracies Everywhere

Over 30 years ago, world leaders came together in Beijing and made a promise: Gender equality would be a global standard, not a distant aspiration. This March, as the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women convenes for CSW70 under the theme of strengthening access to justice and eliminating discriminatory laws, that promise remains not only unfinished, but increasingly under coordinated assault. Since 1999, Equality Now’s Words & Deeds…