Resisting the rollback of women's and girls' rights: Considerations and entry points for action for the UK government

November 2023

Briefing: Advances in the rights of women and girls have always been met with resistance, but a new phase of ‘rollback’ is underway with more systematic and organised opposition creating a new wave of threats. It is therefore welcome that the UK government’s new International Women and Girls Strategy recognises these escalating threats and has committed to act against them.

This briefing explores some of the ways in which attacks on women’s and girls' rights are being experienced in areas such as women’s economic justice, women’s political and social empowerment and violence against women and girls – all priority areas within the government’s Strategy.

It makes recommendations for the UK government on how to meaningfully and impactfully address rollback.