Blog

21Sep 21

New Staff Members!

We are thrilled to welcome four new employees to the the Global Rights for Women team! Combined, they bring in over 50 years of extensive human rights experience. We are so grateful to have them join us.

07Jul 21

Arabella Babb Mansfield, Cheryl Thomas, and the Fertile Ground of Iowa

In 1869 women were not allowed to take the bar exam. Anywhere. That changed when Belle Babb Mansfield took the Iowa Bar Association to court over its gender discrimination…and won.

04May 21

Breaking Silence with Tea Ceremonies and Healing Circles

As a mother, social worker and public policy advocate, Comfort Dondo has worked tirelessly to fill the gaps in both cultural awareness and available services for immigrant women experiencing domestic and sexual violence.

15Feb 21

Groundbreaking Researcher Nicole Westmarland Endorses Global Rights for Women

We need to take the knowledge Global Rights for Women has and see that it is shared across the world.

11Feb 21

Meet our newest Board members!

At the beginning of 2021, Global Rights for Women welcomed 2 new Board members and a new Board chair! We are deeply grateful for their commitment to the organization and mission of ending violence against women worldwide.

28Jan 21

facemeporfavor: Community Art that Honors Survivor Voices

When survivors of violence use art to give voice to their experiences, it’s often a transformational catalyst to recovery and community acknowledgement of trauma.

09Nov 20

GRWs New Direct Service–Men’s Domestic Nonviolence Program

Global Rights for Women has expanded its work to incorporate Pathways to Family Peace--a program aimed at achieving transformational change for male domestic violence offenders.

06Nov 20

New Domestic Violence Support Network in India

On a recent evening in Maharashtra, India, a group of women from the community met to envision new solutions to gender based violence.

21Sep 20

Violence Against Women and Girls in ICE Custody

Violence against women by state actors is all too common, and we see it in our work around the world.--by Laura Wilson

09Sep 20

My Observations of Pathways to Family Peace Men’s Group

I had the privilege of sitting in on Pathways to Family Peace Men's Non-Violence Program Classes facilitated by Melissa Scaia and co-facilitated by John Heath. Going into the group meetings my perceptions of the men changed.-by Hanna Sobhani

02Sep 20

Call for Artists: Art Auction Fundraiser Global Rights for Women NOW

Global Rights for Women is hosting an art auction fundraiser as part of its virtual event Global Rights for Women NOW, a global gathering in solidarity to end violence against women.--by Patricia Cumbie

03Aug 20

We are Inviting You to be Part of the Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Global Rights for Women NOW is the live gathering in solidarity of women’s human rights featuring international leaders, musicians, artists and people like you who are the changing the world by raising their voices together. -- By Patricia Cumbie

Our Vision

Global Rights for Women is a leading voice in the global movement to end violence against women and girls. GRW builds international partnerships that advance laws, values, and practices to create communities where all women and girls live free from violence and threats of violence. In times of greater resistance to human rights from regressive forces, GRW makes an uncompromising commitment to the universal acceptance of women and girls’ human right to be free from violence.