We believe that the dignity and basic rights of all people must be honoured, upheld and defended. We advocate for equal outcomes for women, men and gender-diverse people and promote inclusive, transformative processes to achieve gender equality.
Due to historical and social disadvantage, gender equity recognises that women and gender-diverse people are not in the same ‘starting position’ as men. Treating women, men and gender-diverse people equally may not be fair and just in all situations. In fact, it can create further disadvantage.
Our leadership and involvement in education, social services and faith-based endeavours for over four centuries have resulted in an acute awareness of the need for gender equity across all areas of life.
We, the girls of the 67th Commission on the Status of Women, assert that technology and its benefits are fundamental rights to women and girls.
Digital transformation provides new avenues for the economic empowerment of women and can contribute to greater gender equality. This is not only a fundamental human
The Girls Caucus is a public forum that we co-hosted with five other NGOs advocating at the UN on Girls Rights. The virtual event is
No more excuses! This declaration, uttered by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the first woman Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in its 158-year history, reverberated across
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.” October 11 marks the International Day of the Girl
Four of our Mary Ward Youth Advocates had the privilege of attending two webinars last October as we celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the
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