Bryna K. Subherwal 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿💗💜💙

Global Head of Advocacy Communications @equalitynow. She/her/ella. Bilingüe. Opinions my own. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇨🇱 🇮🇳 [email protected]

[Bryna K. Subherwal 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿💗💜💙 @Bryna_KS]

Trying out Threads now too, if you want to find me there: https://t.co/EBNwo0yb1D

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

#DidYouKnow that 85% of UN Member States in the world have constitutions that prohibit discrimination based on sex and/or gender? The United States is not one of them. Where does your candidate stand on the issue? Here are some questions to ask to find out → https://t.co/8sTDXeJ9Bq

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

🟠 Together, we can end discrimination.
🟠 Together, we can ensure every girl is treated equally.
🟠 Together, we can unlock a gender-equal world.

This #DayOfTheGirl, join us because together we can.
https://t.co/iu9rAAtQvd

#TogetherWeCan #WomensRights

[Agenda Estado de Derecho @A_EstadoDerecho]

🇨🇴El matrimonio infantil y las uniones tempranas son una grave violación de los derechos de las niñas y adolescentes. ¿Estas uniones persisten en Colombia? ¿Cuáles son los riesgos que existen? Lee el análisis de ✍️ Sandra Ramírez, asesora legal y de incidencia para América Latina y el Caribe de @equalitynow; y Andrea Tague, oficial género de @UNICEF.
🔗: https://t.co/T9VpdPALB2

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🚨Argentina: Child poverty has soared to 66.1%, with 27% of children in extreme poverty. Austerity measures imposed by far-right President Milei are driving this crisis. Poverty is a key factor behind child marriage and early unions, worsening the vulnerabilities of girls and adolescents. Tackling poverty is vital to protect their rights. 📷 #EndChildMarriage #Argentina
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[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Today, Equality Now co-hosted a @UN General Assembly side-event with @GirlsNotBrides to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the #UNGA Resolution on #CEFM & the progress made in advancing the agenda to end #ChildMarriage.
Former @_AfricanUnion Goodwill Ambassador Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda shared key recommendations and findings from her insightful exit report on ending #ChildMarriage in #Africa during the event: https://t.co/Z5PtXrECCN

[Bryna K. Subherwal 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿💗💜💙 @Bryna_KS]

Excited to be at @YoungFemParty Convention today with my awesome @equalitynow colleague Ana Law! #ERANow

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H.E. Madam Fatima Bio, First Lady of #SierraLeone spoke about progress in her country including the recent prohibition on #ChildMarriage, and concluded powerfully “As long as I live, my voice will be used for nothing but the cause of championing women’s rights. Treat us as equals!” #HLPF2024 #sdg16

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

@monanyhk Miss out on yesterday's online launch of our #AfricaFamilyLaws report?

You can catch up on the recording here:
https://t.co/rh3Wjgdojc

#FreeOurFamilyLaws #FamilyMatters

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Our event on technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse is off to a strong start with opening remarks from Ambassador Arlene Tickner from Colombia and Permanent Observer Carmen Montón from Spain. #TFGBV #OnlineHarms #CSW68

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It’s about to start! As part of @AUDRights EN’s @AmandaManyame is taking part in “Women’s Rights and Choices in a Digital World: Why We Need a Feminist Global Digital Compact” for #CSW68 with representatives of governments and other stakeholders from all around the world. #DigitalRights #GenderIntheGDC #DigitalPrinciples #GDC

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Happening now! So excited that EN’s own @sofiaquirok is speaking at it! #EndChildMarriage #CSW68

[Bryna K. Subherwal 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿💗💜💙 @Bryna_KS]

“It’s important to understand the domino effect the legal reforms, including in family law, can have - the dividends society as a whole can benefit from” - Sarah Hendricks of @UN_Women on the economics of family law at @equalfamilylaws event at #CSW68 #FreeOurFamilyLaws

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

In #Chile, there's a legal presumption that a husband will have full control of all marital property & any property owned by their wives. In #Cameroon, a husband can legally administer & dispose of his wife’s property. Check out @equalitynow's new policy brief "Words & Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Economic Status Laws – 2024 Update," which gives examples of egregious economic status laws:

In #Brazil, women are required by law to retire earlier than men

In #China, women are legally prohibited from engaging in certain trades, including any that the State specifies female workers “should avoid”

In #Madagascar, women are forbidden by law from undertaking any form of night work, except in family establishments

In #SriLanka, a married woman is restricted from disposing of & dealing with property, such as land, without the written consent of her husband

In #Tunisia, laws exist that limit women’s inheritance rights and stipulate sons inherit twice as much as daughters

#WomensRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights

For more information, check out our brief 👉 https://t.co/TU68kspHr7

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Great start to to our #CSW68 event with @ERACoalition “US Economic Inequality: The Equal Rights Amendment - Catalyst for Change”! #ERANow #INeedERA

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Billions of women worldwide live without full legal equality. In limiting access by half of the world’s population to education, employment, and property ownership, sex-discriminatory laws also stifle economic growth.

#UnlockWomensPotential this #IWD⬇️

https://t.co/7iVriJ42ZQ

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#Argentina: Oficial de alianzas estratégicas e incidencia para #LAC @sofiaquirok se reunió con el Vice Gobernador de la provincia de Tucumán, Miguel Acevedo, el legislador @gabiyedlin y su Asesora @MPia_91 para pensar colaborativamente la integración de la perspectiva de #niñez y #género en el trabajo legislativo.

Trabajaremos en conjunto para concientizar sobre el rol clave de los parlamentarios para eliminar el #MatrimonioInfantil y basar las leyes de #ViolenciaSexual en el #consentimiento y no el uso de la fuerza.

[Bryna K. Subherwal 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿💗💜💙 @Bryna_KS]

Proud to have worked on this piece for #IWD2024 !

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Women’s economic opportunities, rights & well-being are being denied worldwide by sex-discriminatory laws & policies that curtail women’s access to employment, equal pay, property ownership & inheritance

Governments need to take urgent action to repeal or amend sex-discriminatory legislation that is hampering not only the socio-economic progress of women & their families but also of their countries, ✍️ @equalitynow's Antonia Kirkland & @Bryna_KS
#IWD24 #IWD2024 #WomensRights

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruling on reproductive rights clearly illustrates the importance of enshrining equality in the Constitution. Writing for @Slate, @Dahlialithwick & @mjs_DC explain how the Justices relied on the state's ERA in ruling that abortion restrictions do amount to sex-based discrimination. It's time for the ERA to be part of the US Constitution too! Learn more: https://t.co/WaunRUS95k

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Consent is key to #EndingSexualViolence against women. We urge the governments of France and Germany to agree to the inclusion of a consent-based definition in the proposed EU Directive to ensure all women in Europe have equal access to justice under the law: For more on why consent-based definitions of rape are required within the law, join our campaign: https://t.co/WIoLazTiJW

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"Many adults, adolescents and children are gravely misinformed about what consent is, how it is given, when it is valid and when it's invalid. The consequences are grave and life altering," writes @CarliPiersonEsq, digital editor at @USATODAY. https://t.co/pt0SrAjcnJ