Equality Now
Paleki Ayang is an accomplished professional in gender advocacy and human rights, currently serving as the MENA Gender Advisor and Program Officer at Equality Now since November 2021. As the Founder of the Women's Transformation and Development Organization since July 2018, Paleki has demonstrated leadership in promoting women's rights. Previous roles include serving as a Rule of Law Consultant for UN Women USA NY and as Women Peace and Security Program Manager at UN Women. Paleki holds diverse experience as an Executive Director at the South Sudan Women's Empowerment Network and has participated as a Mandela Washington Fellow with the Young African Leadership Initiative. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in Human Rights from the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and an MSc in Governance, Peace and Security from Africa Nazarene University, alongside a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Juba.
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Equality Now
For 30 years, Equality Now has been using the law to create a just world for women and girls. We use a unique combination of legal advocacy, regional partnership-building, and community mobilization to realize our vision of a more just and equal world for women and girls. We are coalition builders, system disruptors, and unapologetic feminists who know that the only way to achieve substantial equality is through structural change and addressing the root causes of oppression. Our global network of lawyers, activists, and supporters holds governments responsible for their international obligation to prohibit all forms of violence and discrimination against women. The law is a powerful tool that can either perpetuate inequality or combat it. At Equality Now, we work around the clock to ensure that it does the latter.