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Equality Now

Uses legal advocacy to protect and promote the human rights of women and girls worldwide — challenging discriminatory laws, holding governments accountable, and driving legal reform for gender equality.

Equality Now reports playing a role in 17 legal changes in 2025 alone — reforms it estimates benefit more than 69 million women and girls.

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What Equality Now does

Equality Now is an international human rights organization that uses the law to advance the rights of women and girls. It was founded in 1992 by Jessica Neuwirth, Navanethem Pillay and Feryal Gharahi, has registered offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Kenya, and works with partner groups around the world.

Its focus is legal and systemic change: identifying laws that discriminate against women and girls, then working with local, national and regional partners to get them repealed or reformed and to press governments to enforce protections. Issues include sex discrimination in legal codes, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and sexual exploitation. Much of its research is comparative — a 2017 report examined rape laws across 82 jurisdictions — and since 1999 it has published a recurring 'Words and Deeds' review tracking discriminatory laws.

The organization says it has played a role in reforming about 140 discriminatory laws since 1992, including 17 legal changes in 2025 that it estimates benefit more than 69 million women and girls. Equality Now holds a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator. Because its work runs through long legal and advocacy campaigns rather than direct services, results are measured mainly in laws changed and enforced.

Key facts

  • Says it has played a role in reforming 140 discriminatory laws worldwide since 1992 (About page; its donate page cites 'over 120')
  • Reports 17 legal changes in 2025 benefiting more than 69 million women and girls (donate page)
  • Says it strengthened movements across 72 countries in 2025 (About page)
  • Revenue about $12.1 million in FY2024 (IRS filing via ProPublica)

Before you give

  • Gives online (card, PayPal, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay), by check, stock, wire/bank transfer, donor-advised fund, workplace giving and legacy gifts; monthly giving available (donate page).
  • The donate page lists its US EIN, 13-3660566.

Common questions

Is Equality Now a legitimate charity?

Tax status: US 501(c)(3) — donations are tax-deductible for US taxpayers. It files with the IRS under EIN 13-3660566, and its annual returns are public on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. Independent ratings — Charity Navigator: 4 of 4 stars. As with any charity, check its latest filings before a large gift.

Are donations to Equality Now tax-deductible?

US 501(c)(3) — donations are tax-deductible for US taxpayers.

Where does Equality Now work?

Equality Now works in Global (offices in the US, UK, Kenya). It is based in New York, NY.

How do I donate to Equality Now?

Use the Donate button on this page — it goes straight to Equality Now's own donation page on equalitynow.org. randomcharity.com doesn't process payments, doesn't see your card details and takes no cut.

Sources

  1. equalitynow.org/donate/
  2. equalitynow.org/get-involved/donate-to-equality-now/
  3. equalitynow.org/about-us/
  4. charitynavigator.org/ein/133660566
  5. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133660566
  6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Now

Profile researched and last reviewed September 2026. Ratings and figures change — the linked evaluator pages always show the current version.

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