Equal rights for women and girls is a shared struggle across the world. In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, the gender gap has been exacerbated by conflict, a patriarchal culture and age-old customs that marginalize women’s rights. While efforts have been made to ensure women and men are on an equal footing in all walks of life, much remains to be done. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in partnership with the South Sudan Peace Monitoring and Advocacy Group, recently hosted a training for 55 women parliamentarians, civil society activists and business owners on the n…