The United Nations is an enabler of Saudi Arabia’s oppression of women
Women have no rights in Saudi Arabia. As Rahaf puts it, in Saudi “a woman is a nullity.” It’s hard to overstate the level of ...
Confronting backlash against women's rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender ...
Are Authoritarian Regimes Backtracking Women’s Rights?
This year’s CSW marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a policy ...
Iran Increasingly Electronically Surveils Women Looking for Headscarf Violations, UN Report Warns
Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...
Women's rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says ...
Women's rights under attack and 'we must fight back', says UN chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, ...
International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Here is what to know about the March 8 global event: ...
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International Women’s Day 2025: Merit-Based Empowerment
The UN theme for the 2025 International Women’s Day is “For All Women and Girls Rights. Equality Empowerment,” and the IWD ...
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NGO meeting calls for advancing women's rights
Christoph Stuckelberger, president of the Geneva Agape Foundation, said there is enormous progress in women's rights around ...
Who Started International Women's Day? Origins of Holiday Explained
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. The observance dates back to the first International Women's Day in 1911 when over one million people across Europe protested for women's ...
International Women's Day 2025: What events are happening in California?
The day, celebrated annually on March 8, is dedicated to the advancement of women and equality for all genders. The holiday ...