Celebrity coalition calls for action as one in three women face gender-based violence

"One in three represents the appalling ratio of women facing gender-based violence across the world. These are real people, not just numbers, and in these turbulent times we are in danger of watching the progress made move into reverse. We must not allow that to happen."

A coalition of prominent figures, including Dame Emma Thompson, Chappell Roan, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Gillian Anderson, and Keira Knightley, has joined forces with singer Annie Lennox to launch an urgent funding appeal for women's rights organizations ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. The campaign, titled #MakeAStandfor1in3, addresses the critical issue of gender-based violence affecting one in three women worldwide during their lifetime. Annie Lennox, co-founder of The Circle, emphasizes that funding for gender equality organizations faces severe threats and warns against reversing progress made in women's rights.

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