Women Enabled International

Advancing human rights at the intersection of gender and disability

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We envision a world where women and girls with disabilities claim human rights, act in solidarity, and lead self-determined lives.

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What’s New

Ford BUILD Fuels WEI’s Resilient Future

After more than a decade of growth and impact, WEI is turning some of our attention inw...

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A group of women with disabilities from Malawi with the country rapporteur and CEDAW Committee Member Ms. Maya Morsy.

Advocates Assert Rights Before Treaty Bodies

Nothing is more powerful than advocates raising their own voices and sharing the realit...

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A purple box with the quote "There can be no disability justice without reproductive justice in Texas" by Amanda Spriggs Reid, WEI’s Equal Justice Works Fellow Sponsored by Anonymous.

A Crucial Perspective on Abortion Rights in Texas

Abortion bans in the U.S. have devastating consequences- especially for women and gende...

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An image of the cover of the curriculum that reads "Our Bodies, Our Rights! An in-person workshop on addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence for women and young people with disabilities."

New Curriculum Drives Human Rights

Picture this: info-packed sessions and hands-on learning of sexual and reproductive hea...

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New Year, Renewed Commitment to Justice

With each New Year, we rededicate ourselves to advancing human rights at the intersecti...

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2022 WEI Annual Report Cover

2022 WEI Annual Report

Women Enabled International is an organization of disabled feminists and allies that ad...

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Critical Amicus Brief Filed in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Before the United States Supreme Court on Mifepristone Regulations

New amicus curiae brief before the United States Supreme Court Women Enabled Internatio...

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Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine — Amicus Curiae Brief Before the United States Supreme Court

Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine — Amicus Curiae Brief Before the United States Supreme Court

Women Enabled International (WEI), the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DR...

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Critical Amicus Brief Filed in Zurawski v. State of Texas Before the Texas Supreme Court on Texas Abortion Ban Exceptions

Critical Amicus Brief Filed in Zurawski v. State of Texas Before the Texas Supreme Court on Texas Abortion Ban Exceptions

New amicus curiae brief before the Texas Supreme Court Women Enabled International (WEI...

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Resources

WEI’s publications and resources offer valuable information and guidance on human rights at the intersection of gender and disability.

Global Map of Advocates

Connect with advocates for the rights of women and persons with disabilities.