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“Enduring peace will only be built with women at the table. The international community must urgently make this a reality.“
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— Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
by Jessica Kutz, the 19th
Over 350 environmental justice advocates, policy makers and politicians endorsed Harris last week, citing her “bold leadership” to fight climate change ...
by Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th
Trump said Thursday that he wants to leave abortion policy up to the states but that federal restrictions could ‘supplement’ state law ...
by Linda Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations
The 2024 U.S. presidential election could be the first election clearly decided by women, in a landmark assertion of power by the majority...
From Rock The Vote
What is the 19th Amendment? The 19th Amendment makes it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex, which effectively granted women the right to vote. It was first introduced to Congress in 1878 and was finally certified 42 years later in 1920...
By By Chris Baraniuk, Features correspondent, BBC
From reinforcing entrenched gender roles to potentially even fuelling misogyny, choosing the right voice for a particular task can be a minefield.
James Bond flings open the door of his new BMW – which comes with hidden machine guns as standard – and immediately a feminine computerised voice announces, "Welcome! Please fasten seatbelt and obey all instructions for a safe trip."
By Susan Robertson I 19th March 2024
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Europe’s top female pioneers took centre stage Monday as the winners of the 10th European Prize for Women Innovators were revealed at a ceremony in Brussels. The event was held during the launch of the annual R&I Week, with winners named across three categories: Rising Innovator, Women Innovators, and the EIT Women Leadership category. ...
Nat Geo Kids | 8 March 2024
Check out our round up of inspiring female figures throughout history ... Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the word! But why – you might ask – do we have a day especially for women? Well, it’s fair to say that throughout history, women haven’t always received the fairest of treatment. Women haven’t always been able to work, vote, or been given the same rights as men ...
by Amanda Becker, Orion Rummler, Darreonna Davis, The 19th
The 920-page policy blueprint that contains the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump administration — with impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce ...
by Simon J. Levien and Maggie Astor
Mr. Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked as a high school social studies teacher and football coach, served in the Army National Guard and chooses Diet Mountain Dew over alcohol ...
From The 19th
Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced a new rule that, if finalized, would become the first federal regulation specifically designed to protect workers from extreme heat both indoors and outdoors. It would trigger requirements for access to drinking water and rest breaks when the heat index reaches 80 degrees Fahrenheit. ...
By Sahil Kapur, The New York Times
Abortion. Immigration. Health care. Taxes. Judges and the Supreme Court. Trade. Foreign policy. The policy contrasts between Joe Biden and Donald Trump are sharpening. ..
From USA Today Network I 29 Feb 2024
They are leaders and entrepreneurs, activists and trailblazers in our communities. They are women who make a difference every day – in every state.
Introducing USA TODAY’s 2024 Women of the Year, 60 women across the country using their voices and determination to push for change and equality, and even joy.
UN 2024 Commission I 11 March 2024
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With hard-won progress in the rights of women and girls under unprecedented threat, and sexual violence in conflict rising around the world, speakers warned the Commission on the Status of Women that even in 2024, “poverty has a female face”, as it opened its annual session today.
By Shannon Emmett | February 1, 2024
“Invest in women's and girls’ leadership and participation for peace” is the theme chosen by UN Human Rights for its celebration of International Women’s Day 2024. Women human rights defenders, peacebuilder and feminist movements around the world have powerfully led efforts to build peace. Yet at the tables of power that are making the final decisions impacting their lives, in the peace and reconciliation processes, the voices of women and girls remain marginal at best.
"The 2025 Presidential Transition Project is the conservative movement’s unified effort to be ready for the next conservative Administration to govern at 12:00 noon, January 20, 2025 ... History teaches that a President’s power to implement an agenda is at its apex during the Administration’s opening days ...
Excited crowd in The Villages shows up for Kamala Harris rally
by Tony Violanti, Villages News
You don’t have to fall out of a coconut tree to see that it’s Brat summer for Village Democrats supporting Kamala Harris.
Hundreds of golf carts showed up Saturday afternoon ...
From The Pew Research Center
Biden and Trump voters differ sharply over the state of women’s progress in the U.S., as well as over whether society should prioritize marriage and children.
Yet majorities of both candidates’ supporters say that the gains women have made in society have not come at the expense of men...
The Voices of A.I. Are Telling Us a Lot
By Amanda Hess, The New York Times
Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again ..
Mariana Canivezi | 7 March 2024
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In a world where gender disparities are still rampant, the pursuit of equity for women is not just a matter of fairness but a cornerstone for global progress ...​
The Nobel Prize and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel have been awarded to women 65 times between 1901 and 2023. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, with the Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911. This means that 64 women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2023.
By Chirlie Felix John Harper Christine Auwarter | 18 September 2023
How can multinational corporate foundations develop an equity-centered, philanthropic strategy that is grounded in local context and communities while still being connected to a global theory of change?