Page 7 Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 New discriminatory laws continue to be introduced. For example, a “marry your rapist” legal provision was proposed in Turkey in 2016.8 It met with global resistance and ultimately failed. In 2019, Iran’s parliament passed a bill, to be approved by the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists, allowing fathers to marry their adopted daughters.9 And the United States adopted a ban on transgender people serving in the military, further limiting a vulnerable group of people’s economic rights and right to participation. Redoubling efforts to embed legal equality for all women and girls in 2020 In the era of #MeToo, rising public activism and a global rise in fundamentalisms, women and girls are demanding that equality be expedited. With political will and commitment, the revocation of explicitly sex discriminatory laws and the strengthening of constitutional protections can be achieved by 2030.10 The G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council’s 2019 report calls on governments to guarantee financing to both eliminate discriminatory laws and implement progressive legislative frameworks.11 2020 marks both the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the BPfA and the 5th anniversary of the SDGs to eradicate poverty and promote equality globally. Governments must urgently turn words into deeds and finally repeal or amend all laws that discriminate on the basis of sex so that all women and girls can enjoy their rights and live as equal partners in their families, communities and society. We hope this report will be a useful tool to governments and campaigners alike in this crucial process and at a critical time in world history.