Articles

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 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. ..

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?

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 Amanda Hess, The New York Times

Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again ..

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 ...

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...

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."

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.