But equality is more of a wish than our reality when so many inequalities exist – including women's unequal access to public places because of gender-based street harassment, including gropings and slashings.
Examples of gender-based street harassment include a male passerby telling a woman to "cheer up" or "smile, baby".
She is also a leading expert on the subject of gender-based street harassment, founder of Stop Street Harassment, and author of a book on the topic.
In a project titled "Stop Telling Women to Smile," Fazlalizadeh places portraits of women in public spaces, encouraging victims of gender-based street harassment to fight back.
"There's also the point that gender-based street harassment easily lends itself to more conspicuous issues such as rape and domestic violence," she added.
If you haven't already heard of Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, she's the woman behind "Stop Telling Women to Smile," the public art project that's tackling gender-based street harassment in a big way.
Later Mrs Bush visited a charity dealing with abandoned boys and girls and handled questions with aplomb on sexual abuse and gender discrimination from street children.
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When describing their individual experiences of gender inequality, from street harassment to inappropriate comments at school or in the workplace, women and girls are regularly warned not to make a fuss.
