Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights

We are in a time where women’s and girl’s rights are under fire globally. We celebrate the midwives that are part of each community and neighborhood, that have pushed back against inequality. The midwives who stand up for the rights of women to receive respectful maternity care. The midwives who offer contraception even though their societies refuse. The midwives who have supported pregnant women who are suffering from abuse and cannot return home. The midwives that say no to performing FGM. The midwives that have held perpetrators of rape and violence accountable, despite fear of the ramifications. The midwives that continue to hold the torch for gender equality and defend women and girls.