Harassment doesn’t happen because of what girls wear, where they go, or the time of day.
It happens because we live in a world that doesn’t value their safety. A world that excuses catcalling, groping, and threats instead of respecting girls' and women’s autonomy and humanity.
Every girl and woman deserves the freedom to exist—without fear, without blame, and without limits.
Reproductive justice means:
✅ Sexual health education
✅ Safe childbirth
✅ Ethical adoption practices
✅ Abortion care
Girls and young women should have the right to make decisions about their bodies and futures, and have supportive and trustworthy adults backing them up along the way.
Because without these rights, there is no equity. No safety. No future.
Gender justice <> Reproductive justice.
🚩 Period shaming looks like this:
👎 Whispering about menstruation as if it’s a secret
👎 Using euphemisms like "time of the month" or "shark week"
👎 Joking about PMS or blaming emotions on periods
👎 Treating periods as gross, dirty, or something to hide
These attitudes and taboos perpetuate shame, exclusion, and harmful myths—labeling periods as “unclean” and leaving those who menstruate to face stigma and inequality.
Menstrual stigma doesn’t just silence conversations—it fuels gender inequality and reinforces harmful stereotypes.
🩸 It’s time to end the silence and break the stigma. Periods are natural, and talking about them should be too!
119 million girls worldwide are out of school.
Investing in girls’ education isn’t just the right thing to do—it strengthens economies and reduces inequality.
Educated girls marry later, earn higher incomes, and build brighter futures for themselves and their families.
But education goes beyond access to school. Girls deserves feeling safe in classrooms and supported in pursuing the subjects and careers they dream of.
Heartbreaking news from Afghanistan: The Taliban’s latest restrictions prevents Afghan women from hearing each other's voices.
The new ban further isolates them from each other, limiting their freedom to connect, share, and support one another.
At Girl Up, we stand with Afghan women and girls in solidarity and are committed to amplifying their voices in the fight for equality and freedom. Women’s voices matter—now more than ever.
The Taliban's latest assault on women's rights: banning windows in homes that look into "women's spaces," like kitchens.
This isn't just about architecture – it's about breaking women's resistance. When women can't see or connect with each other, they can't organize, share information, or build the networks needed for collective action. Isolated behind walls, Afghan women and girls face increasing danger from gender-based violence with no way to signal for help. This systematic erasure from public life will impact generations, attempting to strip women of their power.
Girl Up community, we all have a platform. Let's use them!
- Educate yourself about Afghanistan's women-led resistance
- Amplify Afghan women's voices on your social media
- Write to your representatives demanding concrete action
A regime that fears women looking through windows should fear the roar of more than 300,000 Girl Up members' voices.
Graphics: Bruna Guedes
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