A new World Benchmarking Alliance report suggests that many public-facing policies remain largely untethered to operational ...

For the first time in 70 years the UN gender equality debate needed a vote, rather than consensus, due to US obstruction.

Title IX is a hot topic right now, as new regulations were passed in April 2024 on the original 1972 law about sex discrimination. However, at South Tahoe High School, some parents have been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Schnall is a journalist who amplifies women’s leadership. Top row, from left: Fatima Goss Graves, Ai-jen Poo, Stacey ...

The gaps between men and women in education “have essentially disappeared for the younger generation,” declared a 1995 report by the National Center for Education Statistics. The equal education ...

In the last 50 years, women have been seeking gender equality. We have been moving into the public sphere reserved for men since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s, continually pushing for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Despite significant progress over the past few decades, ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically. Japan’s decision to exclude CEDAW from the list ...

March 8 marks International Women’s Day, celebrating women’s achievements and highlighting the ways we can work together to improve the quality of life for women and girls worldwide. Helen Rizzo, ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Voters in South Korea head to the ...

South Korea’s 2025 presidential election exposes the country’s deep gender gap in political representation. This gap is not due to complacency or cultural resignation. Korean women have long fought ...

Across continents and cultures, the progress of a society is measured also by how it protects its women and children. In both the European Union and the Philippines, as we celebrate the Women’s Month, ...