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T<\/span><\/span>he sheer tenacity of women raising their voices and organizing for fundamental change has been, and will continue to be, the driving force for achieving women\u2019s rights and a gender-equal world. Yet we cannot ignore the fundamental role that governments can play in either promoting or thwarting change, according to an op-ed published by the Guardian.<\/p>\n

That is why the four of us accepted French president Emmanuel Macron\u2019s invitation to join 32 colleagues to form a\u00a0G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council<\/a>. On August 18, we will present the culmination of our work; a package of recommended laws focused on ending gender-based violence; ensuring inclusive, equitable, and quality health and education; promoting the economic empowerment of women; and combating discrimination, ensuring full gender equality in policies and public life. In each area we point to laws from around the world that illustrate the type of action countries should take.<\/p>\n

Most countries \u2013 including the G7 \u2013\u00a0still have discriminatory laws<\/a>\u00a0that violate the rights of girls and women. Almost 40% have at least one constraint on women\u2019s rights to own property. Women don\u2019t have the same rights as men to get a job or pursue a trade or profession in 18 countries or to get a national ID card in 11 countries. Added to these archaic laws are the more recent ones that restrict women\u2019s bodily autonomy, and\u00a0deny sexual and reproductive rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More positively, there are hundreds of good laws that address critical issues and push progress. For example, Denmark has a new law on cyber harassment, Iceland has the strongest\u00a0equal pay laws\u00a0<\/a>in the world, and Morocco is institutionalizing gender equality throughout budget processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our recommendations will be included in President Macron\u2019s call on world leaders to ditch discriminatory laws and enact legal reforms that accelerate progress for girls, women and gender equality. We encourage not only the G7, but all governments to join what France is calling \u201cthe Biarritz Partnership<\/a>\u201d and adhere to international agreements relating to women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

While legal reform is absolutely necessary, it is far from sufficient. A G7 commitment means little if national budgets don\u2019t reflect these priorities. While massive investment is needed, the return will be considerable. If women participated in labour markets identically to men, it could add as much as $28tn (\u00a323tn) \u2013 26% \u2013 to the global economy, according to the\u00a0McKinsey Global Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Along with civil society groups, we encourage each\u00a0G7<\/a>\u00a0country to have a feminist foreign policy and by 2025 to significantly enhance aid to promote women\u2019s rights and gender equality. But none of this will happen unless countries properly fund the independent women-focused and women-led organisations that hold legislators to account on their commitments.<\/p>\n

It is also critical that governments establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure progress, and help other countries know what legal reforms are possible, successful and needed. This is why our council has drawn up an accountability framework.<\/p>\n

And to achieve success, countries will have to go beyond laws to the full range of government policies and programs that support the needs of girls and women and break antiquated gender norms. For example, providing accessible and affordable childcare and parental leave, including non-transferable leave for fathers, encourages and enables the redistribution or equal sharing of care work at home.<\/p>\n

The members of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council are activists and advocates from 23 countries. We are civil society and business leaders, doctors and actors, artists and lawyers, ambassadors, UN leaders and Nobel laureates. We\u2019ve built on the efforts of our diverse networks and partnerships, and on the\u00a0recommendations<\/a>\u00a0we and others developed for Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s G7 presidency\u00a0last year<\/a>\u00a0under the banner of Making Gender Inequality History.<\/p>\n

We have many different perspectives and varied backgrounds, but we stand together because we know this to be true: a gender equal world is healthier, wealthier, more productive and more peaceful.<\/p>\n

The time for a gender equal world has come.\u00a0No country has reached gender equality yet<\/a>. But all over the world, people are taking up the cause of gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment via grassroots and global movements, in their workplaces, communities and at home. The leaders of the G7 countries have the power to lead the way. We urge them to use that power for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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