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STOP gender-based violence at work!
Women everywhere are overworked, underpaid, unheard and under-represented. Together we will change that, by listening to the most marginalized female workforces and taking their demands to the decision makers responsible for protecting their citizens.
![Woman sewing at a garment factory in Bangladesh](/sites/default/files/styles/large_promoted_content/public/images/2019-06/R118252.jpg?h=8804dc25&itok=yx1ghi5F)
80% of garment workers in Bangladesh have experienced or witnessed sexual violence and harassment at work
New research: 80% of garment workers in Bangladesh have experienced or witnessed sexual violence and harassment at work, with 90% saying their job is negatively impacting their health.
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![Wangu Kanja of the Wangu Kanja Foundation, an ActionAid partner organisation in Kenya supporting women who have experienced gender-based violence.](/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_thumbnail_335x422_/public/images/2019-02/156126.jpg?h=90b3a2dc&itok=59yerqOg)
Women's rights
Women, who pay the highest price of unjust policies and patriarchal societies, must play a key role in order to bring about social change.
![Hearing-impaired girls learning about education funding through tax justice in Tanzania.](/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_thumbnail_335x422_/public/images/2019-02/208196.jpg?h=eb4104f1&itok=CE2SFmFP)
Politics and economics
Representative and inclusive democracies and equal societies are important for a just world, but civic space is shrinking and regressive taxation is keeping people in poverty.
![Bashra, a farmer from Somaliland, has benefitted from a well built by ActionAid.](/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_thumbnail_335x422_/public/images/2019-02/163154.jpg?h=a8033d8c&itok=4GE7woxf)
Land and climate
The climate crisis is destroying lives and livelihoods across the world. People living in poverty – especially women – are most affected. This needs to change.
![Ma Kyi Myint from Myanmar stands in her drought-afflicted field.](/sites/default/files/styles/vertical_thumbnail_335x422_/public/images/2019-02/143169.jpg?h=323be830&itok=Fzp0G0CS)
Emergencies
The number of complex and protracted emergencies is increasing. As a result, more people than ever are vulnerable and need humanitarian support.
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