#WeTheWomen: Invest in Education and Empower Women and Girls to Lead
Across much of the world, women have endured thousands of years of oppression, subjugation, and systematic denial of reaching our human and economic potential. Women’s…
‘We are tired, angry and mad’: 180,000 women march in Mexico City | Women’s Rights
By midday on March 8, 2024, small groups of women dressed in lilac, wearing purple bandanas tied around their wrists, hair and necks, started to…
Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
WA singer Shenai Johnson reflects on music, empowering women as she heads to Nashville
Sitting on the front porch of her rustic farmhouse, surrounded by fig and olive trees, Shenai Johnston reflects on the impact music has had on…
Irish constitutional amendments on family, women failing in vote
DUBLIN — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed…
Women still vastly underrepresented in state legislatures
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they…
Varadkar concedes defeat in Ireland’s referendum on family, women’s roles | Women’s Rights News
The Irish PM had called the referendum a chance to do away with ‘very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women’. A dual referendum in the…
Women Are a Driving Force for Travel & Tourism, says WTTC
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the World Travel & Tourism Council underscores the pivotal role of women in the global Travel & Tourism sector. According…
Empowering Women in the Trades: First Participants of Millwright Regional Council – Canada and Build a Dream Joint Initiative Graduate on International Women’s Day 2024
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Column: GOP State of the Union response puts women in kitchen
A woman’s place is in the kitchen, even if she is a U.S. senator delivering the most important speech of her career. Intended or not,…
House of Lords hears list of women killed this year
Crossbench peer Baroness Casey read out a list of women killed this year, during a debate to mark International Women’s Day.It was the former government…
Inside Holland’s violent narco wars where Moroccan mafia drug lords BEHEAD rivals and torture women to sell drugs to UK
DUTCH King of Cocaine Ridouan Taghi has a simple, blood-chilling rule for those who cross him: “If you talk, you die.” As the “undisputed leader”…
UN warns surge in gang violence puts pregnant women at risk in Haiti | Politics News
‘Too many women and young women in Haiti are victims of indiscriminate violence committed by armed gangs,’ UN says. The United Nations has warned that…
JuJu Watkins leads USC women past Arizona at Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — Bruised, bloodied but unbowed, JuJu Watkins had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead USC to a 65-62 win over Arizona in the…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Column: When it comes to women in power, quality counts
The primaries are over and California has made one decision for certain: For the first time in 30 years, the Golden State will not send…
‘I yearn for the girl I used to be’: Gaza women tell their stories | Israel War on Gaza
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – On International Women’s Day, the women of Gaza are continuing their daily struggle to care for their children and families,…
Two women dead, including one shot by police, following assault in Melbourne’s north-east
In short: A woman has been fatally shot by police in Melbourne's north-east after officers responded to reports of a woman assaulting another woman in Lower…
Angela Dugalic lifts UCLA women past Utah in Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — This is the only team on which a former five-star prospect like Angela Dugalić could become an afterthought. Often overshadowed by a trio…
Student, volunteer, shopowner: NW Syria’s Shaima defies limitations | Women
Azaz, Syria – With a quick, confident step and a wide smile, Shaima Hilal walks through the streets of Azaz in the northern countryside of…