Women's rights

"We're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis," said María de la Luz Estrada, the coordinator of the National Citizen's Observatory of Femicide.

International Women's Day is celebrated each year on March 8 to acknowledge the achievements of women and push for further equality and representation.

The artists behind the Google Doodle wanted to show how much the women's rights movement has grown since the Suffragettes.

"We seem to be hitting a wall," said Pedro Conceição, head of UNDP's Human Development Report Office.

The doodle shows a portrait of Anthony on a brick wall, while a line of diverse women wait to vote.

The ERA would protect all of us—and it has finally been ratified by three-fourths of the states. Clear the roadblocks. It's time to amend the Constitution.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley called out the education secretary for a remark she made at a Washington, D.C. event.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women's right to vote in the U.S., we look at other impressive female advancements over the past 100 years.

Will the proposed amendment guaranteeing equal protection regardless of sex become part of the Constitution?

Neither Utah nor any other state can defend what amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination.

South Carolina could be the state that finally allows the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified and guarantee equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution.

It's no secret that the United States is outright rejecting international norms and agreements, but creating and expanding policies that erode our commitment to protecting women and families is a travesty.

The Brexit Party leader also accused other British political party leaders of being "anti-American" when pressed for his views on past Trump comments.

In non-medical settings, performing the exam would be tantamount to committing sexual abuse in the first degree if the bill becomes law.

The attorney for a woman who could face jail time and being forced to register as a sex offender for going topless in her own home claims that the law is unfair and discriminatory against women.

"He has been the women's president. This president has done more for women—it's unparalleled," Gina Loudon said.

A 2018 government report confirmed that a slew of products and services targeting women cost more than those for men. It is time for lawmakers to change that.

The proposed statutes are "disastrous not only for women and religious and gender minorities, but for all Indonesians," said Human Rights Watch.

Judicial Watch is suing California for requiring female representation on corporate boards, and I'm feeling grateful.

Money equals power. But so far, it's been largely left out of the debate over equality for women.

If Mohammad Bin Salman is so keen on women's rights, why are women's rights activists in prison? And where is our backlash?

Previously women had to gain approval from a male guardian in order to obtain a passport.

A 1946 poll showed only 35 percent of Americans thought men and women could be equally intelligent.

The controversial president is well-known for public misogynistic remarks and has confessed to sexual assault.

Manslaughter charges have been dropped against Marshae Jones, the Alabama woman charged in death of her unborn fetus after being shot in the stomach

"We have been beaten very badly. I have injuries all over my body and my daughter too has some injuries," one of the victims said.

Women are again poised to be the determining factor in the election and ready for candidates to show how they would support us as president.

The Trump administration has worked to bring its domestic agenda to the U.N. and other global fora with alarming scale and speed.

Giving fathers paid leave after their children are born is a crucial part of the battle for women's equality.

Bernie Sanders backed abortion rights and blasted male-dominated legislatures in a 1972 article surfaced Wednesday, revealing another decades-long contrast with Joe Biden.