Gender Equality
Gender Equality Must Be at the Heart of Climate Action
Climate change isn't gender neutral. Our response shouldn't be either.
Supporting Women's Reproductive Health Is Key to Climate Goals
This year, as people across the globe experience record-breaking heat, wildfires, smoke, storms, and floods, it's an opportune time to consider the often overlooked but profound connections between population and climate change.
What women are told about fitness might be wrong
"Many people were likely unaware that we are making so many assumptions when it comes to exercise prescription," Mandy Hagstrom told Newsweek.
Outrage as woman asks for a rise, but only her male co-worker got it
"Conversations around pay, worker conditions, benefits—they are all conversations I don't think we're having enough," the female worker told Newsweek.
Disappointment Is a Given With the GOP
The most remarkable thing about last month's Senate vote blocking ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment is how unremarkable it was.
Video of Bud Light poured down the drain viewed 1m times: "Such a shame"
The partnership between a transgender social media personality and Bud Light has proved divisive, with some calling for a boycott of the beer.
More Chairmen Named 'Mike' Than Women Committee Leaders in Congress
Despite holding 29 percent of the seats in today's Congress, women have only 17 percent of committee leadership positions (both chairs and ranking members.)
The ERA Gives Us a Chance to Fix the Constitution. We Need to Take it.
In January, a group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced a resolution to affirm the validity of the ERA and remove the time limit on its ratification, and make Alice Paul's work, and those of us still dedicated to it, a long overdue reality. The Senate is holding a hearing Feb. 28 on the resolution, and we need strong action from every member of Congress.
Everyone Practices Cancel Culture
So many powerful people have hijacked what cancer culture really is about, which is seeking accountability and being able to actively express dissent.
China, Russia support Iran as U.N. condemns lack of women's rights
China and Russia voted to keep Iran part of the U.N.'s premier governing body on women's empowerment and gender equality, despite the ongoing unrest in Iran.
World Cup's first all-female referee team draws mixed internet response
Stéphanie Frappart, Karen Diaz and Neuza Back have been announced as the referees for a Thursday match featuring Germany and Costa Rica.
Covid vaccines did change women's periods, huge studies show
The effects lasted just one or two months, and researchers saw no impact on fertility at all.
Woman Stops Tidying Up After Boyfriend and Shares Result: 'Small Victories'
"How do they not understand we are partners and not their maid," said one commenter on the viral TikTok video.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin Shouldn't Have to Fight for Her Right to Party
"I'm a person, a real person also, even though I'm a prime minister," she said. "So, I won't change the way I behave. Of course, I have to be careful...because it can be represented as the whole government. But I'm still a person."
Man Backed After Realizing His 'Friends' Introduced Girlfriend as a Joke
"With friends like that, who needs enemies?"
DeSantis: Doctors Should Be Sued Over Kids' Gender 'Disfigure' Operations
"You don't disfigure 10-, 12-, 13-year-old kids based on gender dysphoria," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday.
The 10 States Where the Housing Market Is Harder for Women
Women in Rhode Island have to wait nearly six years longer than their male peers to save for a down payment.
Shock As Wife Planning Trip Teaches Husband of 32 Years How To Wash Clothes
A woman on TikTok has addressed backlash on one of her videos showing her father unable to use a washing machine.
Resurfaced Clip of Amber Heard Saying She's Scared To Be a Woman Goes Viral
The actress gave a speech for HagueTalks in 2018 about her perspective on gender equality, LGBTI rights and more.
Venus Williams Hails 'Beast' Megan Rapinoe on Title IX Anniversary
"Megan is a beast. She is just so magnificent on the field and now she and the other players have equaled that magnificence off the field," Williams wrote.
Woman Blasts Job Interviewer Who Said There's 'More to Gain Than Money'
The job seeker said the first "red flag" appeared when the job was listed without salary information.
Internet Praises Woman for Leaving Boyfriend Who Said They 'Can't Be Equal'
"Better now than after marriage. She did dodge a bullet," said one commenter on the viral Reddit post.
South Korea's New Conservative President Will Likely Setback Peace
To counter the threats to peace and gender equality under a Yoon Suk-yeol presidency, South Korea will need the active participation of women.
Greg Abbott Sent Death Threats for Ordering Teachers to Report Trans Kids
The Texas governor's call for a state agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming medical care to their trans children sparked outrage.
Marines Only Military Branch to Avoid Gender Integration Requirements
Federal law requires the Marines to mix male and female recruits, but some have accused the military branch of skirting the law and allowing sexism to continue as a result.
Quidditch Leagues to Rename Sport to Distance From J.K. Rowling
The two leagues have a "gender maximum rule" that prohibits a team from having "more than four players of the same gender on the field at a time."
NCAA Says it Will Pay Men's, Women's Tournament Officials the Same Amount
The NCAA said the changes will take effect for referees who officiate the men's and women's college basketball tournaments that will take place in March 2022.
Woman's Shut Down of Man Interrupting Her Viewed Over 10M Times
"I'm actually not done speaking," the actor and filmmaker says at the start of the video she filmed during a recent meeting.
International Men's Day—a Brief History and What It Celebrates
International Men's Day was inaugurated in the late 1990s in the Caribbean region before it spread to several other parts of the world.
Conversion Therapy Doesn't Work but Can Lead People to Suicide, Study Shows
A report that analysed 20 years of research into the practice found it could damage people's mental health. In the U.S., only 20 states and the District of Columbia have banned conversion therapy.