In Mexico's Elections, Women Are Running In Unprecedented Numbers
Elections are Sunday, and more than 3,000 women are running for office. "We women will continue to work three times as hard as men," says one candidate.
Women's Rights
PHOTOS: Saudi Women Start Driving, But Activists Remain Jailed
With the ban lifted on female drivers, Saudi women can sit legally in the driver's seat for the first time. But global concern is high over detention of activists who fought for the right to drive.
'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In Pakistan's Swat Valley
A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.
As Peking University Marks 120 Years, Student Demands For Transparency Are Quashed
The school has a long history of patriotic activism, but recently it has suppressed student activists seeking disclosure of information about a campus sexual harassment case.
Advocate And Activist: Pauli Murray's Pursuit Of Equality
Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, another woman refused to give up her seat.
On The Road To Women's Rights, Susan B. Anthony Stomached Plenty Of Bad Food
For 45 years, Anthony traveled the U.S. relentlessly, stumping for women's rights. She endured ridicule, was hanged in effigy and faced many horrid meals on the road. Nevertheless, she persisted.
China Is Attempting To Muzzle #MeToo
As the women's rights movement spreads among Chinese universities, it poses a unique challenge to the country's male-dominated, authoritarian regime.
The Strong Women Of Mongolia Are Ready To Take On The Patriarchy
They're better educated than men and have lower rates of unemployment. Yet they still run up against the patriarchy. A group called Women for Change wants to change that.
As Tunisia Weighs Women's Rights Proposal, Some Of The Staunchest Opponents Are Women
Tunisia's president is pushing for his country to become the first in the Arab world to ensure equality between men and women in inheritance laws. Currently, a man's share equals that of two women.
New U.N. Leader Sets Goals: Humility, Empathy, Empowering Women
Antonio Guterres, the newly named secretary-general, has seen things that make him ask: "What has happened to the dignity and worth of the human person?"