Never backed down: Women Marshes rather than equal rights

For centuries, women have fought for equal rights, opportunities and freedom. From the suffragists to digital activists, every generation has pushed boundaries, broken barriers and refused to go back. Behind any political change and legal victory, there have been fearless feminists who organized, protest and demand action.

The world today is more like women and girls than ever before – but progress is still too slow, too fragile and too uneven. Every 10 minutes a woman is murdered by someone in her own family. Women’s representation in the workforce has remained unchanged for decades. Women and girls at least contribute to climate change and still have the worst consequences. And at this pace, a girl born today will be 40 years old before women hold as many seats in parliament as men.

In 1995, world leaders committed to gender equality with the Beijing declaration and the platform of action, a groundbreaking plan that set bold goals for women’s rights. Two decades later, SDGS (SDGS) reinforced Sustainable Development Objective (SDG) this commitment with a threatening deadline from 2030.

We can’t afford any setback. We cannot wait another 30 years to fulfill the promise of equality. 2025 is our turning point – starting March 8, International Women’s Day, we marry forward for all women and girls.