Education is the foundation for women's equality

Graça Machel and Fernando Henrique Cardoso argue that education is the single most important issue to lay the foundations of women's equality.

If your wife is your equal then you and your family will only gain

Lakhdar Brahimi argues that when men treat their wives as their equal, they will only gain.

Religious and traditional practices discriminate against women and girls

The Elders call on men and boys, particularly religious and traditional leaders, to change harmful and discriminatory practices against women and girls and join the struggle to promote and protect gender equality.