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Supporter of @HerstoryIreland, #EndPeriodPoverty and #EndVAWG. Believes the women of Ireland should have the right to full bodily autonomy. #RepealThe8th

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@StaffingChica @VictimsVoiceApp @MsBeccaRamos #DomesticViolence is often exacerbated and informed by structural issues, like poverty, patriarchy, social isolation, and the effects of colonialism. If we want to #EndVAW, we need to address the root causes behind violent crimes.

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@OjosdeAnita @pulitzercenter @womenphotograph @wewomenphoto @IWMF @IWMF_es @FotoFeminas @CFWIJ Many frontline/essential workers are low-wage workers, 65% are women - especially women of colour and immigrant women. They work undervalued jobs without critical support, and put their lives at risk during a global pandemic

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@RUWomenandWork @LancasterDebra We need to find innovate ways for immigrant women, particularly those who're racialized and newcomers, to not be left behind in the post-COVID economic recovery. Otherwise, building back better will be for some and not for all

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@ManduReid @JennSelby @monaeltahawy @Sistah_Space @fdwyer1980 Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender stereotypes & social norms. To end violence against women and girls, we need to address these underlying causes of gender inequality by completely eliminating social norms that enable and perpetuate this structural violence.

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@NataliaOllus Harassment takes many forms. It could be verbal, physical, sexual or psychological. Harassment against women is a manifestation of power imbalance resulting from gender inequality. Harassment creates intimidating and repressive environments that are harmful to women and girls.

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@KerrieThornhill @CatGrasham @MarinaKorProud @katrinacharles @May_Sule Violence Against Women happens not because women are troublesome or disrespectful, but because abusers and perpetrators choose to use violence as a way to establish power and authority. #VAW is never the victim/survivor's fault.

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@tappingdiotima @USEmbKinshasa @UNFPA @AshleyJudd @HountonSennen @JulittaOnabanjo @Atayeshe Ending violence against women and girls requires dismantling the patriarchy. Patriarchy systematically influences power relations and relies on violence and the systemic oppression of women to perpetuate gender inequality and maintain the status quo of power.

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@nankunda20 @16DaysCampaign @vowforgirls @GirlsNotBrides @100millionUS @UNTrustFundEVAW @awdf01 @GPChildMarriage @VoiceOutGBV Male violence against women is a pervasive violation of women’s human rights that occurs everywhere. #VAW takes many forms, from obvious violations of women’s rights to subtle distorted forms of control over women’s lives, bodies and sexuality.

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@sandycheu Funding the care sector is critical. For one reason, to increase female workforce participation and improve employment conditions for workers..Applying a gendered lens to the economy is the only way to properly value the work done by women.

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@WHWempower When women are kept from exercising their right to vote because of fear of discrimination and abuse, it's a form of voter suppression. The pandemic means we’re all in closer quarters, meaning abusers have more access and control over their victims.

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@AdminKlein @IndigenousAI @nnedv @amprog @strongheartsdv @NCADV Voting is an act of power, which is why abusers often seek to interfere with victims exercising their right to vote. Women seeking to vote have faced retaliation for nearly a century where husbands objected to them exercising their right to vote.

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@MurutuJane @candybaibe170 @UzalendoI @LonamacCBo @ManyattaYouth_m @MombasaLeo @UHAKINAUSAWAOR1 @Alfanramak1 @MaryMwachiti @BintiAsena @EshaMohamed6 @Jeffngash4 @Jembe002 @agnes_mailu @AgnesMwambila @NaimaTwahir @sigoalfred @nivaasenath @mainamary254 @Hivvo2 @Maskani254 @Kimaani @rachaelmwiks @oeditar @mildredngesa @MuneneBrown @Shikohkihika @Huria_KE @LNyando @ywli_info The staggering increase of poor mental health among girls and women has been further exacerbated by the covid19 pandemic. Governments must make mental health support a priority and invest in it - taking the unique needs of women and girls into account.

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@kathryc4 @LaTrioli @TraceySpicer @Virginia_Hauss @tanya_plibersek @JaneCaro @Lisa_Wilkinson Social distancing and staying home are vital to flattening the curve and blunting the impact of COVID-19. But for victims of domestic violence, isolation can lead to increased physical, emotional, and financial abuse. Addressing violence against women must be a priority.

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@jeanneachille COVID-19 is testing families. The increased economic and social stressors brought on by the pandemic - is pushing people to their limits where conflict in the home can escalate to violence against women.

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@omowumibeauty @CAID_Nigeria @Connected_dev @youthhubafrica @ValSolomonb @Chimamakaah @rianat_wahab There's an epidemic of rape in Nigeria, and the pandemic is worsening the crisis. Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive forms of a human rights violation… In Nigeria, it has become a national crisis that needs urgent attention.

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@paigemacp @Lawsome_ Violence against women was an an epidemic before COVID-19 ...now violence has taken a further significant trajectory upward with social isolation ...women and the services that help them need our support now more than ever.

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@NeetuGarg6 @narendramodi We're paying so much attention to the pandemic that it's easy to ignore the epidemic. News headlines about women killed, missing or assaulted have become so ubiquitous that they barely register anymore. And that's a huge concern.

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@FeliciaKnaul @ChelseaClinton @beverleyessue @carolinavncoll @FlaviaBustreo @TheLancet Gender Based Violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality. It is one of the most prominent human rights violations within all societies. While many experience #GBV, women and girls bear the brunt more. Let’s fight against violence, let's #EndGBV

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@LF_Ladysmith @antipodeonline #VAW is rooted in gender norms and unequal power relationships that are promoted by individuals, families and societies. Therefore, we must all challenge any of our beliefs that may actively encourage #GBV to contribute to change.

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@alicefookes @UN_Women @JihyunPark7 @CentenaryAction @nawo @unwomenukraine @SophieHayesFndn A home should be a place for shelter and protection – especially in a pandemic. Unfortunately for too many women, it means being locked down with their abusers. Governments need to better protect women and girls from violence.