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MEET THE MOVEMENT: DR EMMA FULU OF THE EQUALITY INSTITUTE Source:-iwda The women’s rights movement isn’t specific to one organisation, one country, or one issue. It’s a global network of solidarity united by the common goal of advancing women’s rights. This 16 Days, we’re featuring some of the sisters we work alongside globally. Women’s rights organisations and networks all over the world are working to eliminate gender-based violence and as a movement we are stronger together. Research is the unsung hero of any social movement – without data and evidence of what works, we can’t properly see what the key issues are, where our focus should be, and whether or not our programs are having any impact. Last year, Emma Fulu founded the Equality Institute, an Australian-based organisation that ‘…bring[s] together the world’s best minds to make violence against women and girls a thing of the past.’ They conduct rigorous ...