Canadian PM Trudeau says gender equality 'under attack'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said gender equality is "under attack," and warned of declining women's rights, at a major conference on the subject.

"Progress can backslide. We're seeing it happen. Gender equality is under attack. And I can only imagine how hard it is to be a feminist on the frontlines," he said in an opening address to the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver.

"Individuals and interest groups are trying to roll back women's rights," Trudeau said without giving names.

He warned that "politicians are giving into the pressure, shamefully campaigning to undo women's hard-won victories."