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Women astronauts pose at UN

“Impossible is just an opinion” - Uplifting women in STEM on International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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“You cannot have men deciding things that affect women” - Why women and girls must be at the centre of climate action

Women and men standing in front of large artwork

“Technology is a way of lifting up our voices” - Celebrating women digital artists on the sidelines of the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women

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Child marriage destroys girls’ lives and futures. When will we stop it?

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Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls hosts high-level event to drive action on ending gender-based violence by 2030

A children's playhouse stands in a grassy yard surrounded by a brightly painted fence

“I want to experience my girlhood with confidence” – the Zimbabwean shelter helping survivors to rebuild their lives

About 20 girls gather in a circle under a Mango tree in Chinsali district as they engage in a team building game.

In Zambia, Safe Spaces support girls to take charge of their future

Ms Mataafa Fa’atino Utumapu seated in front of a NOLA sign

“If people without disabilities can do it, we can too” – the Samoan activists working to create violence-free communities

Tow women speaking in an office setting

"The greatest joy in my life is when we obtain justice for survivors" - Liberia's one-stop centres are helping women and girls to heal

A girl in a yellow t-shirt standing at a computer

"I will choose my own husband" - In Uganda, a child marriage survivor shares her story

Changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in Kyrgyzstan

In Niger, equal opportunities for women and girls with disabilities benefits the whole community

How women migrant workers in Viet Nam are helping each other stay safe abroad

“The GBV Task Force has changed my life” - strengthening services for survivors of violence in Thailand

Community-based networks help Vietnamese women migrant workers better protect their rights

Gender equality: men take up the baton in Vanuatu

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"Everyone said I couldn't be a mechanic, but I can be whatever I want" - deconstructing gender roles in Mozambique

"My role in building a violence-free society" - How positive masculinity is taking root in El Salvador

Calls for tougher action to end FGM in Uganda

How memory maps are helping to heal the families of femicide victims in Ecuador