In what is now Shandong, eastern China, researchers have discovered one of the oldest matrilineal societies known to science, ...

Judy Purser told a story about how she and other girls had to prove they had showered after high school gym class. It was intended to a funny memory, and on one level it was, except it wasn’t. And it ...

“Women comprise 67% of the global health workforce, but face a 24% gender pay gap [it is 23% globally],” states the report by ...

Learn what feminism truly means in this beginner-friendly video that simplifies key feminist principles, goals, and ...

While the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has been the setting for several historic moments for gender equality, much is still to be achieved regarding women’s representation and participation. Just four ...

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all around the world and inspire future generations of women and girls to ...

New Zealand's women's suffrage, Civil War battles, Dead Sea Scrolls release, and International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah once asked why some people feel the need to believe in a more equal past to picture a more equal future. Many of us look at the stranglehold that gender-based ...

The Constitutional Court ruled that colonial-era discriminatory surname laws violate equality, allowing men to adopt wives’ ...

Discover why Wyoming is celebrated as the 'Equality State,' a pioneer in women's rights, being the first to grant women the ...

McGraw is the president of Women’s Empowerment International, a nonprofit that funds microfinance, small business development, education and training, and other barrier-breaking programs that give ...

Wan-Ying Yang is the Dean of the College of Social Sciences at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei City, Taiwan. In ...