On February 6th 1918, Millicent Fawcett, the Pankhursts and other suffrage campaigners won a hard-fought victory. They secured the first votes for some women, a moment that paved the way for universal suffrage ten years later. Their triumph in the face of many challenges inspires us to know that we can succeed too. Anything is possible.

100 years on, women everywhere have been calling #TimesUp on discrimination and are taking their fight forward. We are going to make 2018 a year of victories for girls and women everywhere. It's #OurTimeNow.

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Enough is enough. We've stood up in our thousands to say #TimesUp on sexism and misogyny. Our legal system is failing us, but our collective call for change is getting louder. We're getting harder to ignore.

Currently employees are not protected from sexual harassment at work if they are harassed by a customer, client or contractor. Organisations like the Presidents Club can turn a blind eye to blatant sexual abuse without facing any consequences. We need to act now, together, if we are to protect women from further abuse.

We urgently need to raise £5,000  to fund our campaign to strengthen the law on sexual harassment legislation, so all women have better access to justice. Will you stand with us to say it's #OurTimeNow by donating today?

Other ways to get involved with #OurTimeNow

Stand in solidarity with women around the world

This International Women's Day, we stood in solidarity with suffrage movements around the world. From Iran to Papua New Guinea to Sudan, women have fought bravely for their rights - often in the face of racial injustice, political turmoil and deeply entrenched sexist norms. Learn more about the incredible fight for women's rights around the world by reading the blogs below.

• Iran: Women in Iran didn't create a revolution to go back in time
• Australia: Race fault-lines and women's suffrage in Australia
• Rwanda: Improving women's lives in Rwanda through education
• China: The importance of mobilizing Chinese students to join feminist movements overseas
• Ghana: Fati's goal to achieve gender equality in Ghana through football
• Kenya: Listening to girls and women to end violence against them
• Refugee women: Extraordinary activists who are supporting refugee women
• Pacific Islands: Pacific feminists creating new spaces to talk and be heard
• America: Seven suffrage lessons for modern feminists in America and beyond

Take action now

On February 6th, the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, we will launch #OurTimeNow, a campaign which will break down the barriers to gender equality throughout 2018 and beyond. To kick it off we want everyone to tweet or post a picture of their watch or a clock face on February 6th and use the hashtag #OurTimeNow to pledge to fight for our rights as Millicent once did. What is the one change you want to see in 2018?

Campaigners including Helen Pankhurst, Jess Phillips, Maria Miller, Nimco Ali and many more are already supporting #OurTimeNow as Centenary Champions. Will you join our movement and help to make 2018 as symbolically momentous as 1918 was? 

We must raise our voices to honour and continue the fight of suffrage campaigners of the past. Hundreds have already taken part - make your voice heard now! You can use the suggested text below:

We must raise our voices to honour the fight of suffrage campaigners 100 years ago. I stand with @fawcettsociety to say it's #OurTimeNow

Activists like Millicent Fawcett dedicated their lives to secure women representation in government. 100 years after women first won the vote, we're #stillmarching for equal representation. I stand with @fawcettsociety and all women’s & equality orgs to say: It's #OurTimeNow. pic.twitter.com/LJnKQyNxcZ

— Amelia Womack (@Amelia_Womack) February 6, 2018

It's #OurTimeNow to make gender inequality a thing of the past. Here are the hands of (almost) everyone on the Fawcett team. We're going to make sure we have a hand in the movement for equal rights for all. Will you? Tweet us your clock pic now! pic.twitter.com/8EqO3Kjfip

— Fawcett Society (@fawcettsociety) February 6, 2018

100 yrs since women secured the vote. Woodside students say NO to sexism & show their support to women everywhere #timesup #votesforwomen #OurTimeNow @fawcettsociety pic.twitter.com/K7MxIlH2yA

— Woodside High School (@WoodsideHigh) February 6, 2018

Bringing the celebration of #100years of women's suffrage to the European Parliament!

To those still fighting for gender equality - both in the EU and beyond - @GreenJeanMEP stands with the @fawcettsociety to say it's #OurTimeNow. pic.twitter.com/JnRBar57cq

— Jean Lambert Office (@OfficeGreenJean) February 6, 2018

We owe it to ourselves, our children and future generations of working parents to organise, to change conversations, to make a difference to everyday practices not simply say the right words #OurTimeNow @fawcettsociety #returningtalent pic.twitter.com/dUjPJtWjMc

— Nicki Seignot (@theparentmentor) February 6, 2018

Happy Centenary of (some) women gaining suffrage! We have come so far, and it's #OurTimeNow to go even further! Here's to making history ⏰#100years #vote100 #TimesUp @fawcettsociety pic.twitter.com/hf8TeP1qNY

— Emily (@clarkeemily93) February 6, 2018

Joining #OurTimeNow with @fawcettsociety I’ve found intersectional feminism really helpful in thinking about my life experiences. Different forms of oppression (for me, mainly gender and race) come together in complex and unexpected ways. It’s time to think differently. pic.twitter.com/9PaUfmq88V

— Crafty Crusader (@craftycrusader) February 6, 2018

#100years #OurTimeNow #WeStandTogether #StillMarching . We pledge to continue marching for justice and equality pic.twitter.com/76pylnWd2o

— Women's March London (@womensmarchlon) February 6, 2018