Opinion: We’re at a turning point to recovery from a year of setbacks in women’s rights and gender equality

Author Julia Anderson
This International Women’s Day, the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health urges gender equality advocates to keep the pressure on governments to protect women’s rights

Why It Matters

In 2022, the rollback of women’s rights made headlines around the world and it was hard not to be disheartened by the feeling of the ground shifting under us. But as we mark International Women’s Day 2023, we see signs of stabilization and the emergence of new pathways to regain yesterday's losses and set ambitious goals for the coming year.

This story is published in partnership with CanWaCH.

In 2022, the rollback of women’s rights made headlines around the world and it was hard not to be disheartened by the feeling of the ground shifting under us. But as we mark International Women’s Day 2023, we see signs of stabilization and the emergence of new pathways to regain yesterday’s losses and set ambitious goals for the coming year.

What happened?

In 2022, protests in Iran sparked outrage around the world following the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested in breach of the country’s strict dress code. Women and girls are on the frontlines demanding justice and demanding change in a movement that has now sparked

 

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