gender equality

Activists from Girl Up. Top row from left: Valeria Colunga, Eugenie Park, Angelica Almonte, Emily Lin. Bottom row from left: Lauren Woodhouse, Winter Ashley, Zulia Martinez, Paola Moreno-Roman.

Teen Girl Activists Take On Skeptical Boys, Annoying Buzzwords

9:41pm July 17, 2019

We spoke to teen activists at the Girl Up event in Washington, D.C., this week. They had a lot to say about everything from buzzwords that make them mad to the best ways to de-stress.

U.S. Women's National Team players celebrate with the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy following team's victory Sunday.

Sports

Equal Pay For Equal Play; The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Tackles Its Next Quest

2:29pm July 09, 2019

by Tom Goldman

Fresh off its fourth Women's World Cup title, the U.S. Women's National Team has its eyes set on another prize: more money. The women make less than their male counterparts.

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Countries Are Ranked On Everything From Health To Happiness. What's The Point?

1:48pm June 14, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

Nonprofits and advocacy groups use the rankings as a tool to name and shame countries into improving their policies. But the indexes do have some drawbacks.

Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion, takes a selfie with attendees of the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver.

Helen Clark Can Do It All: Run A Country, Fight For Women's Rights ... And Snapchat

4:08pm June 06, 2019

by Sonia Narang

The former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion is at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, where attendees treat her like a rock star.

Bernice "Bunny" Sandler battled discrimination on the basis of sex, helping create Title IX legislation to give women and girls more opportunities in education and athletics.

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

3:47pm January 10, 2019

Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' "

The hands of a mehendi (henna)-decorated bride is pictured in Mumbai in 2014. India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that makes adultery a crime.

World News

Women Are Not 'Chattel,' Says India's Supreme Court In Striking Down Adultery Law

12:32pm September 27, 2018

The five justices said the law is unconstitutional because it "treats a husband as the master." The ruling comes barely two weeks after the high court decriminalized gay sex.

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after a joint press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris on June 23.

World News

Spain's Socialist Leader Sets A New Course On Migrants, Gender And Catalonia

4:11pm July 09, 2018

by Jessica Jones

After the conservative administration was forced out, Pedro Sánchez formed a cabinet with a record number of women, opened ports to refugees and even tweeted in Catalan.

Which Countries Guarantee That New Dads Get Paid Paternity Leave?

5:43pm June 14, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

There are 92 countries where there is no national policy allowing dads to take time off to care for their newborns.

Agnes Igoye celebrates her birthday on International Women's Day. Above, Igoye, an anti-trafficking activist in Uganda, attends the 2016 DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) Awards in New York City.

Health & Safety

International Women's Day In Uganda: If A Man Cooks For You, That's ... Progress

5:01pm March 08, 2018

by Shaina Shealy

Agnes Igoye, whose birthday is the same day as the event, has a lot of gripes about the way women are treated. But she has great hope that women will thrive — and men will get with the program.

Last summer, South Koreans left messages of their sexual harassment and assaults on Post-it notes at an exit of Gangnam subway station.

World News

South Korea's Sex Ed Guidelines Suggest Victims Are To Blame for Date Rape

5:50pm November 11, 2017

by Elise Hu

When South Korea issued its sex education guidelines for public schools in 2015, there was an outcry and there were calls for them to be withdrawn. Two years later, the guidelines remain in place.