Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Without equality in the family, we cannot have equality in society.
Equality Now is a founding member of the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, which is working to build an international movement, bringing together like-minded advocates and allies for family law reform from around the world.
Unequal or discriminatory family laws - the laws that govern issues such as marriage, divorce, parental rights and inheritance, among other critical issues affecting different stages of life - can have a direct impact on the rights of women and girls and their position in society.
Unequal family laws don’t just impact the individual, they also impede economic prosperity and sustainable development at a national and global level.
Attaining equality in the family is a necessity, not a choice; it is the foundation stone upon which an equal society will stand.
equalitynow.org
equalfamilylaws.org
Illustration by Thabang LahoBye
Without equality in the family, we cannot have equality in society.
Equality Now is a founding member of the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, which is working to build an international movement, bringing together like-minded advocates and allies for family law reform from around the world.
Unequal or discriminatory family laws - the laws that govern issues such as marriage, divorce, parental rights and inheritance, among other critical issues affecting different stages of life - can have a direct impact on the rights of women and girls and their position in society.
Unequal family laws don’t just impact the individual, they also impede economic prosperity and sustainable development at a national and global level.
Attaining equality in the family is a necessity, not a choice; it is the foundation stone upon which an equal society will stand.
equalitynow.org
equalfamilylaws.org
Illustration by Thabang LahoBye
