A staggering one in two women have been sexually harassed at work, but four out of five of them aren’t comfortable reporting the issues to...
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Women candidates are constantly asked about their electability. Here are 5 reasons that’s misguided.
An August poll highlights a trend that’s emerged in the 2020 presidential cycle thus far: Voters favor Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as one of their...
Attacks on Girls’ Schools on the Rise as Taliban Make Gains
NAW DEH, Afghanistan — Just before midterm exams in January, Mohammad Sadiq Halimi, the deputy education director for Farah Province in western Afghanistan, was given...
Where women call the shots
CARSON CITY, Nev. — She didn’t plan to say it. Yvanna Cancela, a newly elected Democrat in the Nevada Senate, didn’t want to “sound crass.”...
It’s the Law: Equal Pay for Equal Work
May 22, 2019, is a historic day in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” into law, ensuring that all...
Japan to support education for 4 mil. women in developing countries
TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told an international women’s conference in Tokyo on Saturday that Japan will support developing countries in providing “high-quality” education to...
NASA cancels first all-women spacewalk due to lack of small spacesuits
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality after...
Girls fought back after teen boys rated them on looks
BETHESDA, Md. — Yasmin Behbehani had just walked into her third-period health class when her friend asked her if she had seen the list. “There’s...
Rise of the ‘strongman’: Dozens of female world leaders warn women’s rights being eroded
More than 30 female world leaders including current and former heads of state have called for a fightback against the erosion of women’s rights, with...
‘Victory for equal pay’: Judge rules Trump administration must require companies to report pay by gender, race
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate an Obama-era rule that required companies to report pay data by race and gender,...