We believe in A world where equality, dignity, and freedom are fundamental rights for all, regardless of gender. We strive for a future where women and marginalized communities are no longer silenced or oppressed but are recognized as powerful change agents. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Taliban in Afghanistan are often described as “gender apartheid” regimes for their treatment of women as second‑class citizens under law and policy. Under the Taliban, women are banned from education, employment, and traveling long distances without a male guardian, all while having to abide by a severe dress code. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, women are banned from many fields of study, sporting events, and from obtaining a passport and traveling outside the country without their husband’s permission. Women’s lives and their testimony are worth half a man under the law and they are forced to wear compulsory hijab. 

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Taliban in Afghanistan are perpetuating a systematic and structural war against women designed to dehumanize and repress them for entrenching power.

We want to end this war on women.