Photo Essay: Rural Women Empower Their Communities Despite Challenges
By UN WOMEN - Earlier this week was International Day for Rural Women, a day established by the United Nations that focuses on the “challenges and opportunities...
Women’s Rights
Michelle Obama To Women… “This Is What Happens When We Don’t Stand Up.” [Video]
“I have been at so many tables with so many fools - but shame on us if we sit by and let an impostor talk us down.” - Michelle Obama
On Tuesday, Michelle Obama...
Alice Stebbins Wells: Meet The First Woman Police Officer With Arrest Powers In The U.S.
"This is serious work and I do hope the newspapers will not try to make fun of it."...
Women’s Equality Day: An Illustrated Reminder From 1915 Of The Fight For Equality
Produced and copyrighted in 1915, this propaganda postcard highlights the hypocrisy of opposition to voting rights for women....
From Where I Stand: “They Said That A Woman Couldn’t Run For Elections… I Proved Them Wrong.”
By UN WOMEN - Coumba Diaw is the only female Mayor in the Louga region of Senegal. She grew up listening to a rhetoric that restricted women from participating ...
Feminist Afghan-Canadian Artist Uses Her Brush To Advocate For Women’s Rights
By Pary Shuaib - Hangama Amiri is an up-and-coming Afghan-Canadian artist. She graduated from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was a Canadian Fulbri...
From Where I Stand: Saba Ismail On Promoting Gender Equality And Peacebuilding In Pakistan
UN WOMEN - Saba Ismail started working on peacebuilding in Pakistan when she was 15 years old. The perceptions about young people is a major barrier to their en...
What if the DCCC Vowed No Candidate “Litmus Tests” For LGBTQ Rights Or Racial Justice?
Still steaming about the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) being willing to fund anti-choice candidates, Lori Day offers this satirical piece t...
Title IX Passed 46 Years Ago Today, Marking Legislation Milestone For Women And Girls
It is considered one of the most important legislation initiatives passed for women and girls since the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment....